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Home for the Holy Days!
by Temple Beth El
Confession
The Viddui, which means “confession,” is a prayer recited just before Yom Kippur, and repeated many times throughout the holiday. ...
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Atonement
Yom Kippur is also known as the Day of Atonement. The Hebrew word כפרה, means "atonement." But it isn't just ...
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Choose Life!
Jewish tradition teaches that the choices we make and the actions we take are significant. Maimonides, in his codification ...
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Tashlich, the Symbolic Casting Off of Sins
A Rosh Hashanah ritual for the whole family.
BY LESLI KOPPELMAN ROSS
On the first day ...
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The Jewish Fruitcake: Honey Cake Is A Sweet And Stodgy Tradition
DEENA PRICHEP
"Honey cake is considered the fruitcake of the kosher ...
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Making Time for Me
Many of us are use to spending hours in the temple participating in formal prayer services on ...
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Death ends a life, not a relationship.
Lost love is still love.
It takes a different form, that's all. You can't see ...
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Watch your thoughts; they become words.
Watch your words; they become actions.
Watch your actions; they become habit.
Watch your habits; they become ...
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the Hebrew word תשובה -Teshuvah is usually translated as "repentance." It actually comes from the root ש.ו.ב, which means "return." ...
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What’s Love Got to Do With It? The Power of ...
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May You Be Inscribed in the Book of Life
Kotvenu b’sefer he-ḥayyim, “Inscribe us in the Book of Life,” Jews pray ...
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Pay Attention!
Kavanah is the Hebrew word for direction, intention, or purpose. In its simplest meaning, it refers to concentrating the ...
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Calendar has ended
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