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High Holidays

23 September 2023

8 Tishri 5784

During Kol Nidre, a Shocking Reminder of My Mortality

As we recite the Unetaneh Tokef prayer on Yom Kippur, we remember that life is finite. For me, that realization came with a jolt of electricity.

byRebecca Stanfel

How to Have Fun Breaking the Fast

Cookbook author Jake Cohen offers advice on how to whip up a memorable post-Yom Kippur meal. But first, don’t forget the coffee.

byJamie Betesh Carter

A Tale of Two Atonements

Why I couldn’t forgive my brother as a Christian—but could ask his forgiveness as a Jew

byThomas Balazs

The Rise of the Yom Kippur Appeal

Why synagogues turned away from weekly ‘shnuddering’ and adopted an annual donation campaign instead

byJenna Weissman Joselit

Reading Jonah Backward

A new look at the biblical tale we read on Yom Kippur reveals a story of God’s ability to change

byNeil Hirsch

The Return of the Cousins

Despite the proliferation of anti- and post-Zionist rhetoric in Britain, Israel remains a central pillar of Anglo-Jewish identity

byZoe StrimpelandTom Stammers

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The Ghosts Between Us and God

On Yom Kippur, reconsidering the Book of Psalms in light of those who were murdered in the Holocaust

byMenachem Z. Rosensaft

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Vol. 2, Issue 34: Yom Kippur readings on Jonah, ‘shnuddering,’ atonement, mortality, and Leonard Cohen; an S.Y. Agnon story; recipes for your break fast, and more

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The Ghosts Between Us and God

On Yom Kippur, reconsidering the Book of Psalms in light of those who were murdered in the Holocaust

byMenachem Z. Rosensaft

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