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Is This the Fast I Desire?
Oct 11, 2016 By Julia Andelman | Commentary | Yom Kippur
When I was a congregational rabbi, my practice was to offer a sermon on Yom Kippur morning relating to social justice. I would raise an issue of ethical concern in the world; share my reading of what Jewish texts and tradition had to say on the matter; and suggest actions for individuals and for the community.
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The Bluebird Inside Our Hearts
Oct 7, 2016 By Marcus Mordecai Schwartz | Commentary | Shabbat Shuvah | Yom Kippur
Read Morethere’s a bluebird in my heart that
wants to get out
but I’m too tough for him,
I say, stay in there, I’m not going
to let anybody see
you.
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Getting to ‘Sorry’
Sep 26, 2016 By Shira D. Epstein | Short Video | Rosh Hashanah | Yom Kippur
Forgiving and Asking Forgiveness: Sound Bytes for the High Holidays 5777
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Forgiving Ourselves
Sep 26, 2016 By Anne Lapidus Lerner | Short Video | Rosh Hashanah | Yom Kippur
Forgiving and Asking Forgiveness: Sound Bytes for the High Holidays 5777
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Asking Forgiveness with Authenticity
Sep 26, 2016 By Paula Rose | Short Video | Rosh Hashanah | Yom Kippur
Forgiving and Asking Forgiveness: Sound Bytes for the High Holidays 5777
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Return Us to You
Sep 26, 2016 By Mychal Springer | Short Video | Rosh Hashanah | Yom Kippur
Forgiving and Asking Forgiveness: Sound Bytes for the High Holidays 5777
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A Heart of Compassion and Forgiveness
Sep 26, 2016 By Eitan Fishbane | Short Video | Rosh Hashanah | Yom Kippur
Forgiving and Asking Forgiveness: Sound Bytes for the High Holidays 5777
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Seeking Forgiveness for Structural Injustice
Sep 26, 2016 By Stephanie Ruskay | Short Video | Rosh Hashanah | Yom Kippur
Forgiving and Asking Forgiveness: Sound Bytes for the High Holidays 5777
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