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The students at the Samuel & Elizabeth Bass Golding Early Childhood Center and Elementary School of the Hebrew Academy of Nassau County busily prepared for Rosh Hashana. They learned about the … more
In one of his Yom Kippur addresses, Rabbi Joseph Hertz expressed that “Avinu Malkeinu Chatanu L’fanekha” is the prayer most reflective of our Yom Kippur goals. In it, we recognize a few very important truths about our relationship with G-d, and about ourselves. more
I had ambivalent feelings writing a baseball article about Derek Jeter right before Yom Kippur. I wondered if it was somewhat sacrilegious to address mundane topics such as sports during this … more
With Yom Kippur just a day away and Sukkos next week, this week’s essay will bring to your attention several books and essays devoted to the themes of teshuvah, repentance in the Jewish … more
Yom HaKippurim: The day of atonement. That is how we usually translate it, but is that what it really means? I heard a remarkable story this summer, in the midst of all the fighting in Gaza, … more
As he has done every year in his Presidency, the day before Rosh Hashanah Barack Obama sent a special holiday message to the Jewish community. Again, the message ignores the meaning of the … more
World Jewry will unite on Shabbos Parshas Noach, Oct. 24 and 25, when Jews keep Shabbos together in an enhanced way, inviting less observant friends, neighbors and colleagues to experience its beauty … more
Who are we at war with in the Middle East? We are at war with the Islamic State terrorist organization in Iraq and Syria, but we should appreciate that this is not the only enemy. more
2002 — A report headlined “Putting the kibosh on getting sloshed” featured local teens describing known “hot spot” shuls and asserting that Simchat Torah drinking was … more
These remarks by Dr. Judea Pearl, father of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl who was murdered by al Qaeda in 2002, were read at last week’s Coalition to Stop the Terrorist Klinghoffer … more
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