Thursday, September 27, 2012

Rabbi reverses interfaith marriage policy

By Julie Gruenbaum Fax

It’s not often that a rabbi’s High Holy Days sermon is interrupted by a standing ovation. But that is what happened — twice — when Rabbi John. . .

Thursday, September 27, 2012

Politics, poverty and prosperity

by Rabbi Harold M. Schulweis

“With savages, the weak in body or mind are soon eliminated; and those that survive commonly exhibit a vigorous state of health. We civilized men,. . .

Thursday, September 20, 2012

You ain’t heard Kol Nidre yet

by Edmond J Rodman

On Kol Nidre, we sing for our lives. At the minyan where I pray, as a lay "shaliach tzibur," or service leader, I was asked to lead the singing this. . .

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Sukkah splendor

The sukkah in the backyard of Leat Silvera’s home in the Beverlywood neighborhood of Los Angeles is up a little early this year. It’s not because. . .

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

A Memorial Prayer for Yom Kippur

by Rabbi Naomi Levy

I haven’t forgotten you, even though it’s been some time now since I’ve seen your face, touched your hand, heard your voice. You are with me. . .

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

The Meaning of Memory: A Yizkor Reflection

by Rabbi Naomi Levy

I grew up in a home filled with food and love and laughter and music and Yiddishkayt and stories. I was the youngest of four kids and we were part of. . .

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Who will live, who will die?

By Dennis Prager

You don’t have to be a Jewish scholar to note a glaring difference between Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, and Jan. 1, the secular New Year.

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Feasting after fasting

By Judy Zeidler

Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, is a holiday for serious fasting — no food or drink for 25 hours. At the end of the day, our thoughts inevitably. . .

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Ariela’s legacy gives others direction, purpose

By Julie Gruenbaum Fax

Aviva Dese believes that without the Ariela Foundation, she’d probably be back in Nazareth Ilit, the factory town in the Galilee where she grew up,. . .

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

A family in grief chooses life

By Julie Gruenbaum Fax

In July, Ivonne Goldberg was at the park with her 3-year-old son, Mikey, and with Nofar Mekonen, a sunny 14-year-old girl visiting from Israel. Nofar. . .

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Resilience: We can learn from our trials

by Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson

How life teaches us! We read the wisdom of books and study the lectures of professors and we think we are ready for what life brings us. Armed with. . .

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

5 theories you meet in heaven

By Rabbi Mordecai Finley

What is the singular essence of Rosh Hashanah? The core meaning of Rosh Hashanah is the sovereignty of the divine. By sovereignty of the divine, I. . .

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

The sin of slander

by Rabbi Joel Rembaum

V’al chet she-hatanu l’fanekha bil’shon ha-ra, “And for the sin we have committed before You through slander” — over the course of Yom. . .

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Confessing our sins

by Lawrence A. Hoffman, JTA

Few prayers are as well known to Jews as Ashamnu (“We have sinned ...”) and Al Chet (“For the sin ...”), the twin confessions of Yom Kippur.. . .

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Q&A With Rabbi Elliot Dorff

By Julie Gruenbaum Fax

In the age of 140-character tweets and 38-second video clips, the Conservative movement is putting its foot down with a nearly 1,000-page reference. . .

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

The value of voice

by Ariella Forstein

As we prepare for the High Holy Days, we often do not consider one aspect of ourselves, our voice. I’m taking about our actual vocal cords; our. . .

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

High Holy Days: In the rabbis’ words

By JewishJournal.com

This year, we return to the wisdom offered by our rabbis during the High Holy Days in years past. What follows are excerpts from some exceptional. . .

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Books for children and teens

by Lisa Silverman

Those parents and teachers looking for a new twist on the story of Jonah (read yearly on Yom Kippur) need look no more. This latest version from. . .

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

The serious side of High Holy Days seating

by Rabbi Harold M. Schulweis

The philosopher Abraham Joshua Heschel emphasized time rather than space as the major category of significance in Judaism. The first divine hallowing. . .

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Father and son

by Rabbi Ed Feinstein and Rabbi Noah Zvi Farkas

On these High Holy Days, there will be empty seats in our synagogues. This is a letter found on one of those seats …

Friday, August 24, 2012

Free High Holiday Services 2012

By JewishJournal

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Friday, August 24, 2012

High Holy Day services guide: Family services

By JewishJournal

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Friday, August 24, 2012

High Holy Day Services: 2012 Guide

By JewishJournal

High Holiday Services: 2012 Guide

Friday, August 24, 2012

High Holy Day Services: Tashlich

By JewishJournal

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