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Repentance & Prostitution

We’re in the midst of aseret yemei teshuva  — the Ten Days of Repentance — so I thought I’d share ...

Playing Hookie

So while Jews across the country were locked inside Rosh Hashanah services for the past two days, the world outside ...

The Fast of Gedaliah

Answer us, God, on this day of fasting, because we are in great pain. This morning, when I read the ...

“Rosh Hashana” is a nicer way of saying Screwing Up Less Often

Oh, yeah — we hit it again. Two parking tickets this morning, and one’s more than $100. Man, this Rosh ...

Rosh Hashanah In The News

Every year, thousands of men abandon their families on the High Holidays to prostrate the grave of Rebbe Nachman of ...

New Fruit Poll

With Rosh Hashanah around the corner, we here at My Jewish Learning are wondering what you will use as your ...

Digging Your Own Graveyard Book

When you’re an observant Jew and you have more than a passing interest in the non-observant world, it can cause ...

Rosh Hashana in Antarctica

A couple of days ago, we received this email: I am a Jew working in Antarctica as part of the ...

How to Repent Right

The idea of repentance always fills me with performance anxiety. Most of it’s due to the prayer service, which starts ...

No need for TiVo

I’ve been looking forward to the Presidential Debates for a while.  Last week though, I looked at a calendar and ...

Rosh Hashana round-up

HighHolidayService.com is a great way to find a Rosh Hashana or Yom Kippur service near you. (Thanks to Jeff Seidel ...

Why can’t the year be braided?

I hate the High Holidays.  I know, I know.  I’m not alone.  Who actually enjoys the crowded shuls, the breakup ...

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