Your Letters
Marlene — you are indelible in the hearts and minds of so many — even those who railed against your politics.
Marlene — you are indelible in the hearts and minds of so many — even those who railed against your politics.
\”Each Yom Kippur, a vesitgal loneliness creeps over me…. On this day, dispersion and alienation seep in, and I cling to my community like fog to the shore. And this is the way it should be.\”
By the time you read this, it\’s probably too late for me. To repent, I mean.
\”I started fasting for half a day on Yom Kippur since I was in first grade,\” said 7-year-old Erin Faigin nonchalantly.
Several months ago, Carol Taubman called her longtime friend, Rabbi Naomi Levy, and asked her to teach her how to pray.
Monty Hall is not going to be going to shul this Yom Kippur.
Picture 20 massage tables, with people lying down and being gently touched, with music playing in the background.
In America, the land of excess calories, boiled chicken has a bad reputation. People much prefer their chicken fried, barbecued or sautéed.
Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, is a holiday for serious fasting — no food or drink for 24 hours.
This year Rosh Hashana was on Sept. 6 and Yom Kippur will start Sunday night, Sept. 15. In between them, during the 10 Days of Repentance, was Sept. 11.