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Yom Kippur – A Womb of Compassion

Yom Kippur is a moment reentering the Divine Womb, where we can be rebirthed anew, coming through with expansion and elevation, cleansed, strengthened, and reinvigorated.

The High Holy Days Were Made for this Moment

Each element of the classical High Holy Days imagery finds its counterpart in our present reality: The fateful books in which we have written our destiny with our own hands – the climate change we have wrought ourselves

MoEd Deedani: A Persian Tradition to See and Be Seen During Passover

Over the years, mo-ed deedani was like an extended drop-in/ playdate/meet-and-greet, whether in my parents’ living room, my aunts’ or uncles’ living rooms, a huge synagogue social hall in Forest Hills, Queens, or outside, on the lawn of a park in Manhasset, New York.

Mimouna: In My Mind I’ve Gone to Marrakech

For North African Jews, it’s a night when we turn over our homes from Passover to Mimouna, a joyous family and community-oriented cultural celebration that’s all about blessings, smiles and sweets.

Trying to Be Free

“Trying to be free from what?” I ask myself, in my yearly meditation on freedom.

Passover Seder: The Story of Us

The Haggadah contains an endless number of narrative threads, all of which will be present when the Jewish people sit down for the holiday this week.

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