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Joshua Hammerman

Sep 1, 2026, 12:55 AM

An Open Letter to Gen. Z and Millennial Jews: Our Break (the) Glass Moment

Dear Gen Z and Millennial Jews, This heart-to-heart comes from a seasoned Boomer, who recently left my pulpit after nearly forty years. This year I’ll be sitting back in the pews; this year of all years, with so much that...

Joel M. Greenberg

Sep 1, 2026, 12:27 AM

The Spiritual Side of Financial Planning

Teshuvah, Tefillah and Tzedakah: The Spiritual Side of Financial Planning On Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, we say that teshuvah, tefillah and tzedakah—return, prayer and charitable giving—can transform the severity of the decree. These words can also provide a meaningful framework for...

Sep 1, 2026, 12:22 AM

The Silence of the Shofar on Shabbat Rosh Hashana

“Sometimes the light’s all shinin on me, Other times I can barely see, Lately it occurs to me, What a long, strange trip it’s been.” “Truckin” from the American Beauty album by the Grateful Dead 1970. Music by Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, and...

Sep 1, 2026, 12:18 AM

What We Share and What We Belong To

A few days ago, I was learning a Talmudic discussion about two kinds of groups: shutafut, a partnership, and tzibbur, a community. At first, it seemed like a technical distinction, different rules about ownership, responsibility and what happens when...

Aug 31, 2026, 3:32 AM

It’s Later Than You Think

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At the funeral, the only fully living person in the room is dead. His photograph looks down upon government officials who are breathing, drinking and arguing, but who have surrendered so completely to habit and hierarchy that they appear...

Mordechai I. Twersky

Aug 30, 2026, 6:05 PM

The Terrible Ledger of Death

As images of catastrophic destruction emerge from Nepal, the approach of Rosh Hashana forces an uncomfortable reckoning with God and human responsibility. I watched the televised images from Nepal in disbelief. A monstrous wall of water and debris came down the...

Michael Bresler

Aug 30, 2026, 5:04 PM

The Card I’ve Carried in My Wallet for Years

There is a card in my wallet that has been there for years. It is nothing fancy. Just a few words. On one side: It's never too late... On the other: It's later than you think... I received it in 2014, when I was sitting in...

Hande Gençünal

Aug 30, 2026, 5:03 PM

What Ten Days Conceal, on Aseret Yemei Teshuvah

We call these days the Ten Days, we always have. But when I counted, I found only seven days between the end of Rosh Hashanah and the start of Yom Kippur. To reach ten, you have to fold in...

Aug 30, 2026, 7:22 AM

The blessings hidden in a terrible disease

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PSP has brought suffering I would never wish on anyone. But approaching the High Holy Days, I find myself looking at both sides of life's ledger

Allen S. Maller

Aug 30, 2026, 7:05 AM

Who is really important in God’s world?

Who are the really important people in our world? Some people are influential. Some people are powerful. Some people can shut down a government or start a war. But these people are not the most important people in God's...

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