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Tag Archives: repentance
Yamim Noraim and the Refugee Crisis
It’s that time of the year again. Yamim Noraim. Days of Awe. Yom Tov. Getting your name into the Book of Life and having it sealed. Reflecting, praying your heart out, forgiving, asking forgiveness, doing t’shuva, atoning, fasting, and ultimately, … Continue reading
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Tagged #BlackLivesMatter, asylum, atonement, Days of Awe, Elul, Europe, Germany, God, Holocaust, Jewish values, Judaism, refugee crisis, Refugees, repair, repentance, return, Syrians, T'shuvah, Yamim Noraim
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Reflections on Al Chet
As we move inexorably toward Yom Kippur, the day of atonement, I have been struggling with the concept of forgiveness, and all it means to me. Reciting the Al Chet prayer multiple times over a 25-hour period has become less … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Chet, atonement, forgive, forgiveness, prayer, repentance, Yom Kippur
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