Yom Kippur
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In Days of Awe, the Nobel laureate S.Y. (Shai) Agnon recorded a story about an ignorant young boy who could not read Hebrew or pray. One Yom Kippur, this young boy’s father brought him to the synagogue of the Baal Shem Tov, where “the boy sat in the House of Prayer all Yom Kippur without […]
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The Viduy confession is the centerpiece of Yom Kippur. During viduy we stand with our posture bent and bang our chests as we list and confess our sins, regretting each one and committing not to do them again. In doing so, we are wiping away past spiritual baggage as we cleanse our sins. Below is […]
The High Holy Day period are gifted to us to take stock of our lives. We are granted time so that when our verdict is sealed on Yom Kippur, our prayers can be accepted. We remember our essence and rediscover what lies within. This opportunity of teshuva, repentance, is a miracle. Think about it. The […]
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Judaism defines three distinct levels of forgiveness, and Yom Kippur asks us to reach for all three.
