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Yom Kippur 5777: Yom Kippur as Dress-Rehearsal for Death

The most powerful Yom Kippur of my life was six years ago. The most powerful Yom Kippur of my life

“My God, the soul that you have given me is pure. You created it, You formed it, You breathed it

[The sages say:] Yom Kippur atones only for those who repent. Rabbi [Judah HaNassi] says: Yom Kippur atones whether one

September 27, 2012 Barry Leff 1 Comment

Judaism has several “kids’ holidays.” Chanukah with the gifts. Purim with the costumes. And many families also make Passover “family

We’re in the midst of Aseret Yemei Teshuvah, the Ten Days of Repentance. The time between Rosh Hashanah and Yom

I spent all of Yom Kippur last year in a hospice in Denver, Colorado. In an institution filled with people