Yom Kippur — The Day Atones
[The sages say:] Yom Kippur atones only for those who repent. Rabbi [Judah HaNassi] says: Yom Kippur atones whether one
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Yom Kippur…better with age
Judaism has several “kids’ holidays.” Chanukah with the gifts. Purim with the costumes. And many families also make Passover “family
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We’re in the midst of Aseret Yemei Teshuvah, the Ten Days of Repentance. The time between Rosh Hashanah and Yom
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I spent all of Yom Kippur last year in a hospice in Denver, Colorado. In an institution filled with people
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On Yom Kippur we read the story of Jonah, the reluctant prophet who fled from his God-assigned mission on a
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Yom Kippur Among the Dying
Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, the most awesome and powerful day on the Jewish calendar, is said to be
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