Yom Kippur in Bangkok
Jewish Journal
September 16, 2015
I was the only American in the room and definitely the most clueless.
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Judaism
Facing mortality at Yom Kippur
Ellie Kahn
September 16, 2015
Regardless of our race, religion, gender or age, we all have something in common: We’re all going to die.
Kapparot ritual allowed in New York
Jewish Journal
September 16, 2015
The Yom Kippur ritual of kapparot can proceed in New York, a state Supreme Court judge ruled.
Death makes life matter: Thoughts on my brother’s passing
Jared Sichel
September 16, 2015
Last February, I joined a club. It wasn’t my choice. It’s one of the worst clubs around, and if you’re not already in it, I hope you don’t become a member.
Torah portion: Miracles on the plains
Rabbi Dov Fischer
September 16, 2015
Parashat Vayelech (Deuteronomy 31:1-31:30)
Philanthropist Larry Phillips, AJWS co-founder, dies
Jewish Journal
September 16, 2015
Larry Phillips, a philanthropist and businessman who was a founder of the American Jewish World Service, has died.
Obituaries: Week of September 18, 2015
Jewish Journal
September 16, 2015
Susanna Baratat died Aug. 20 at 86. Survived by daughters Adrienne (Stephen) Bunting, Lynn Bunting; 2 grandchildren. Hillside\n
Remembering Marty Milner
Tom Tugend
September 16, 2015
Much has been written about the life — and the Sept. 6 death — of actor Martin “Marty” Milner, who starred in the 1960s television hit series “Route 66” and “Adam-12,” but the obit writers overlooked two important facts.
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?
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