The author, the National Jewish Educator for Avodah, originally wrote this for the Avodah Service Corps. The Festival of Sukkot is about closure. It arrives
by Rabbi Benay Lappe in chevruta with Laynie Soloman Photo credit: Jess Benjamin, 2019 The Jewish new year season tends to have one “star of
Both Muslims and Jews will be observing Yom Kippur and Ashura on the evening of September 29, 2017– repenting, fasting, praying and doing thoughtful acts of charity through good deeds. A timely alignment that has the power to transform the challenging and strong emotions many are experiencing due to current events.
“Today is the conception of the world. Today, [God] makes it stand in judgment, perhaps as children, perhaps as slaves.” — “היום הרת עולם. היום יעמיד במשפט, אם
Repentance shouldn’t be about wallowing in guilt. In his sermon last night, my rabbi spoke about this at length. It’s something I’ve thought about before,