Now there’s an app for atonement – meet eScapegoat
Tess Cutler
September 23, 2014
The confessions come flooding in at this time of year to the Twitter feed of the atonement app eScapegoat.
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September 23, 2014
The High Holy Days: Something meaningful, or just going through the motions?
Rob Eshman
September 23, 2014
Most of us who go to synagogue for the High Holy Days have no clue what’s going on.
How to Shmita in California
Jewish Journal
September 23, 2014
Shmita, the Torah-mandated break that refreshes every seven years, and which is observed in the coming new year, 5775, is being reinterpreted in Los Angeles.
Edge of Tomorrow: At 91, Grandma reflects on the state of the world and her soul for Rosh Hashanah
Danielle Berrin
September 23, 2014
The shofar saves a rabbi’s life: a case study
Norman Lavin, M.D, PhD., UCLA Medical School
September 23, 2014
My patient, an esteemed rabbi, underwent major abdominal surgery lasting several hours. Within one day postoperatively, he was instructed to blow into a mechanical device to help prevent respiratory complications.
Will the summer of war affect High Holy Days sermons?
Ryan Torok
September 23, 2014
Every year, synagogue rabbis face the often-daunting task of coming up with compelling High Holy Days sermons.
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