Posts Tagged: Yom Kippur 2020
A Rosh Hashanah Guide for the Perplexed
The evening of September 6, 2021, will launch another Jewish New Year. Here are some facts about the holiday that are worth remembering: 1. Annual reminder....
Guide for the Perplexed — Yom Kippur
1. Yom Kippur is observed on the 10th day of the Jewish month of Tishrei (September 28, 2020), whose astrological sign is Libra, which symbolizes...
Reflections on Yom Kippur — Connecting to Our Inner Jew
Exactly a year ago, I traveled to Israel for a meeting with more than 30 Jewish leaders and activists, at the invitation of Israel’s president,...
Like a Blind Person Groping in the Darkness: A Lesson for the New Year
The Jewish year, and thus the annual cycle of the Torah reading, is coming to an end. As we reach the latter half of the...
Bringing Israeli Food and Culture Into the Jewish New Year
JNS.org - For many American Jews, Israel has become a political issue, and some Jews have become distanced from the country due to political issues. To...
Synagogues Grapple With Changes for High Holiday Services
JNS.org - As fall arrives and the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread throughout the United States, prayers are very much needed, say rabbis across the...
Rabbis and Politics
Rabbis should stay out of politics. This may sound strange coming from me. I have consistently deplored religious politics -- and the negative, destructive influence...
Rosh Hashanah 2020 — A Guide for the Perplexed
The evening of September 18, 2020 will begin the 5781st Jewish New Year (Rosh Hashanah). Here are nine things to remember: 1. Annual reminder. The Hebrew...
How Coronavirus Makes This Rosh Hashanah More Meaningful
Louis Pasteur reportedly read a French translation of a tractate of Talmud Yoma, saying that a person bitten by a mad dog should be fed...
Shofar: A Love Song
JNS.org - As first-chair trumpet in the Orville Wright Junior High School band in Los Angeles in 1966, Robbie Weinger didn’t know it, but he...
Do Good for Its Own Sake
Paul Cowan has a very unique job -- he is the head of Transport for London’s (TfL) “Lost Property” division. Until September of last year,...