What Does it Mean to Have a Deeper Yom Kippur?
Rabbi Mordecai Finley
September 26, 2020
Rosh Hashanah begins the work. Yom Kippur seals it. But only if you are willing to go deep.
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repentance
‘Ozark’ Showrunner and Star Julia Garner Discuss Sin and Repentence in AJU Panel
Evan Henerson
September 15, 2020
More than 1,000 viewers attended, “What Does Ozark Teach Us About Sin and Repentance?” connecting the High Holy Days with the award-winning series.
Sermon of the Year
David Suissa
October 10, 2008
Film directors call this end-of-day light the \”golden light.\” It\’s not the bright, naked light of the mid-day, nor the dramatic darkness of the night. It\’s the light that bridges those two worlds. Spiritually, it\’s the time when the past and the future caress each other — the day is still fresh in our mind, but we can feel the breath of the approaching night.
Yom Kippur Dilemma
Gina Nahai
October 2, 2008
We have more synagogues and more freedom to use them here in Los Angeles than we did in Iran, but that doesn\’t mean we\’re any closer to fulfilling the true purpose of gathering in a house of worship.
Liturgy reminds us what we can do to avert evil
Jewish Journal
September 25, 2008
So here we are seven years later, about to enter the Jewish year 5769. The deaths of Sept. 11 have been compounded by more deaths in Iraq and throughout the Middle East. In many ways our world is more violent and certainly more fearful than it had been. Evidence of evil abounds.
Polish the Soul for Elul
Rabbi Anne Brener
September 7, 2006
Elul is traditionally a month for polishing the soul. During this time, we search ourselves for blemishes. Then, through the process of teshuvah, we polish and refine ourselves. The culmination of this refinement is the fast of Yom Kippur, from which we hope to emerge shining and radiant.
It’s Not Too Late to Seek Forgiveness
Jane Ulman
October 6, 2005
\”Who shall live and who shall die … who shall perish by fire and who by water?\”
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