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The Lowdown on Ritual and Worship

\”Why are Rosh Hashanah and especially Yom Kippur so important to my Jewish partner? He almost never attends services the rest of the year, isn\’t observant and doesn\’t even know what he believes about God. Yet, at this time of year, he insists on attending services. What\’s the big deal with these holidays?\”

There are both \”official\” and \”unofficial\” answers to these questions. Perhaps not surprisingly, the unofficial explanations are often the more significant ones. The official answers (to which I\’ll return shortly) speak in terms like judgment, sin, repentance, life and death. The unofficial answers have something to do with the complicated puzzle of American Jewish identity.

Yeladim

Yeladim.This week, we start a new year – and a new book. Shemot (Exodus) is the second book of the Torah. The Israelites are in the deepest winter of their lives – a dark slavery. In this book, we will read about their move toward freedom, rebirth and spring.

Yeladim

At the Jewish Children\’s Bookfest at Mount Sinai on Nov. 14, children were given a journal and asked the following question:

\”What does being Jewish in America mean to me?\”

Rosh Hashanah 5765

Rosh Hashanah celebrates the birthday of the world. The Jewish/Hebrew calendar follows the cycle of the moon. The English/Gregorian calendar follows the cycle of the sun. Both calendars are divided into 12 months.

For the Kids

For the Kids, information for kids.

For the Kids

For the Kids, information for kids.

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