How the Jewish Holidays Help Us Create a Better World
Each year, the voice that speaks to my soul about the contrast between the inward focus of Yom Kippur and the outward thrust of Sukkot grows louder and louder.
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My First-Time Journey into the High Holidays
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Who Shall Live and Who Shall Die?
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