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September 16, 2016

Edmund D. Edelman: Great man passing

Toward the end of the film “To Kill A Mockingbird,” Alabama lawyer Atticus Finch (Gregory Peck) has just lost his case defending a black man, Tom Robinson, who had been unjustly accused of raping a white girl.

Hebrew Word of the Week: mitslalah

In hot sharav/Hamsin, scorching summer days in Israel, people are desperate to find a shady outdoor spot. So the municipalities have been providing mitslalot “public shaded areas.”

A range of free High Holy Days services

Rosh Hashanah, which means “Head of the Year,” is observed this year from nightfall on Oct. 2 to nightfall on Oct. 4. On the Hebrew calendar, it occurs on the first and second days in the month of Tishrei. This Rosh Hashanah marks the start of the new year of 5777.

A personal, transparent look at gender and identity

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Susan Faludi is best known for her landmark books “Backlash” and “Stiffed,” both of which are penetrating investigations of the role of gender in American life.

Calendar: September 16-22

Andrea Mezvinsky, named “America’s Funniest Mom” on “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” is a stand-up comedian and actress whose new solo play, “Sawed in Half,” asks the question: What happens when one woman’s competing roles of wife, mother, lover and performer collide?

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