Think you can’t observe Yom Kippur? Not so fast
Jewish Journal
September 16, 2015
Like many people with health concerns, Arianna Haut cannot fast on Yom Kippur — in her case, because of low blood sugar.
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Judaism
Why fasting matters on Yom Kippur
Jared Sichel
September 16, 2015
As we sit in synagogue or at home on Yom Kippur afternoon, trying — but often failing — not to look at the clock every five minutes, our stomachs grumbling, our mouths parched, our heads hurting, what may be most painful is that many of us don’t know why we’re “afflicting” ourselves, as the Torah commands.
Yom Kippur in Bangkok
Jewish Journal
September 16, 2015
I was the only American in the room and definitely the most clueless.
On Yom Kippur, must we ask forgiveness for communal wrongs?
Jewish Journal
September 15, 2015
On Yom Kippur, as we focus on our personal faults, how do we acknowledge those shortcomings that are more communal?
Apples and Honey are good (Andy Grammer – ‘Honey, I’m Good’ parody)
Jewish Journal
September 9, 2015
Animal commissioners express support for humane treatment of chickens used for kapparot
Jewish Journal
September 9, 2015
The city of Los Angeles Animal Services department “will be ready and available” to respond to animal cruelty calls about kapparot, Mark Salazar, director of field operations at L.A. Animal Services said on the evening of Sept. 8 at a Los Angeles Board of Animal Services Commissioners meeting.
Rabbis’ High Holy Days sermons to emphasize spirituality, not politics
Ryan Torok
September 9, 2015
Over the last several weeks, Rabbi Yonah Bookstein of Pico Shul and Rabbi Kalman Topp of Beth Jacob Congregation have been gathering signatures from rabbis across the country opposed to the Iran nuclear agreement.
At Rosh Hashanah and Hajj, bridging two cultures through common roots
Jewish Journal
September 9, 2015
“Use words. Help me understand.”
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