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Yom Kippur

Holiness is about Honesty and Humility

Acharei mot – Kedoshim (Leviticus 16:1 – 20:27) This weekly reading is titled “After the Death” and begins with a reference to the death of Nadav and Avihu, two sons of Aharon. They were burned alive by a celestial fire…

Thinking of Those Whose Homes Were Turned Into Huts

There is something strange about the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, which occurs a few days after Yom Kippur. One is required to leave one’s usual home and move to temporary, flimsy huts exposed to the vagaries of the weather. The…

When will there be a peaceful Yom Kippur or Eid al-Adha for Palestinians and Israelis?

When will there be a reconciliation between one and the other? When will there be a Yom Kippur יום כיפור of Palestinians and Israelis? That would truly make Israel strong. Yom Kippur is, for Jews, the holiest day on the…