Tag Archives: High Holidays
The Power of Prayers
by Susan L. Lipson (Poway, CA) (High Holidays 5772/2011) So many earnest voices chant their heartfelt prayers today; How will my words be heard then In the swell? Why should God even listen to the simple words I say, When … Continue reading
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What Really Happened That Day
by Rick Black (Arlington, VA) At Dunkin’ Donuts, I sip my coffee, bite into a chocolate- frosted donut and mull over your fate. Would you like a taste, Isaac? I know: everything falls this time of year– acorns, leaves, even … Continue reading
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Finding My Place
by Mel Glenn (Brooklyn, NY) Standing outside the temple, I hesitated at the door, deciding whether I would enter for the High Holidays. “You speakin’ to me?” I asked when I thought I heard Him inside my head, beckoning me … Continue reading
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On High Holiday music
by Rachel Barenblat (Lanesboro, MA) This past week I had two very different liturgical experiences. I spent Shabbat Shuvah weekend at Jewish Renewal retreat center Elat Chayyim, and I went to Yom Kippur services at the congregation I just joined … Continue reading
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The new year cometh
by Chaviva Edwards (Storrs, CT) Tomorrow at sundown begins Rosh HaShanah, one of four Jewish new years, also THE Jewish New Year by practical terms. We feat this weekend and then, on Oct 1-2, we consider the trespasses of the … Continue reading
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