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Yom Kippur in Pandemic Times

I had a surprisingly spiritual Yom Kippur. I’m currently in Jerusalem; you might think the default should be it would

We are well into the month of Elul, the month on the Jewish calendar when we typically spend time doing cheshbon

To fast, or not to fast on Tisha b’Av in a time of a pandemic? This is a question I’m

53 years ago yesterday on the Jewish calendar, on the 28th day of Iyar 5727, Jerusalem was liberated. That was June

Envy is at the heart of this week’s parsha. We’re told, And Israel loved Joseph more than all his sons,

Bipartisan support for Israel is declining. Younger generation support for Israel, among both Jews and Gentiles, is declining. And that