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“From this Yom Kippur until the next, may [all vows] be deemed absolved, annulled, and abandoned.” Within Jewish communities, there has always been some reticence towards the Kol Nidrei prayer. The ...

A complete reversal of the extreme stand of the founders of Reform Judaism is involved in the decision of the Central Conference of American Rabbis, the rabbinical body of Reform Judaism in America, ...

Have any of you seen the movie Matrix? You can Google the story line if you haven’t, but on Yom Kippur we are like that poor fellow Neo in the movie, who is caught between two worlds, two very ...

This story, which is translated from the Yiddish, is the second in a series of Yiddish holiday tales for children that will run throughout 5785. Read the original Yiddish text on page 24 of this ...

we may love more than what has always been intact. improve a broken pot which after any flaw has been repaired, as championed in Japan. Repentance makes sins which we have committed like broken pots ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Following Rosh Hashanah, a festive celebration of the Jewish New Year, ...