Yom Kippur Inspiration

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Allen S. Maller

Feb 28, 2025, 9:05 PM

Ramadan Fasting Values connect Islam and Judaism

Observant Muslims the world over will be united in a ritual of daily fasting from dawn to sunset as the Islamic holy month of Ramadan starts. For Muslims, it’s a time of increased worship, religious reflection, charity and good...

Elchanan Poupko

Oct 22, 2024, 4:44 AM

Ne’ila: Making Change Against All Odds

This past week, on Wednesday, the Jewish people have lost Lily Ebert, a Holocaust survivor from London who died at the age of 100. If you asked me who Lily Elbert was five years ago, a small amount of time...

Oct 15, 2024, 12:09 AM

Jonah – A Man of His Time… And Ours

I read a synopsis of the meaning of Yom Kippur and it really spoke to me. It said, “On Yom Kippur, when we stare our wrongdoings in the face, guilt and shame can overwhelm and push us into an emotional...

Allen S. Maller

Oct 11, 2024, 4:52 PM

Does Allah really care about Humanity?

The greatest sin that Greek philosophy inflicted on all three Abrahamic religions is the erroneous idea that God does not need or desire our prayers or our moral activities. In the western world this idea is associated with Aristotle...

Menachem Bombach

Oct 11, 2024, 1:58 PM

Yom Kippur: Where Paradox Becomes Miracle

A single day encompasses a world of paradoxes. Yom Kippur is one day in the year that contains within it an entire world of paradoxes. A day when the impossible becomes possible, and contradictions settle into marvelous harmony. On this...

Sarah Tuttle-Singer

Oct 11, 2024, 10:17 AM

This Yom Kippur, it may be God’s turn to confess

In the fullness of our grief and anger, we can make room for a dialogue with the Divine, in which God takes responsibility for what we have endured

Oct 10, 2024, 7:56 PM

How to Say I’m Sorry

Every year, I fall into the same trap during the 10 Days of Repentance: I succeed in ramping up my ‘Man v. God laws’ by studying a bit more Torah, going to shul more than usual, being diligent in...

Oct 10, 2024, 6:41 PM

Renew our days as before

Rav Aaron Schuster Synagogue (RAS/Obrecht) in Amsterdam South

As I walk through the deserted streets of Amsterdam-Zuid on this early Shabbat morning, my mind wanders. I’m on my way to the Obrecht Synagogue, a monumental building and a stunning example of architecture, which offers me a weekly...

Ilana Fodiman-Silverman

Oct 10, 2024, 3:38 PM

It is God’s turn to blow the shofar

Blowing shofar. (iStock)

The shofar is the sound of a civilized world disturbed, but its promise is more: It is the sublime sound of mercy on Yom Kippur

Oct 9, 2024, 10:35 PM

In This Season of Reflection: Supporting Israel and Peace

To Support Israel Does Not Mean to Oppose Palestine – Contending with Misconceptions in a Season of Reflection During these Ten Days of Awe, a time Jews traditionally dedicate to introspection, I am reminded of the importance of the nuanced...

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