Category: Yom Kippur

How can we gather the courage to confront ourselves honestly and compassionately so that we can somehow realize a fresh start?

We recommend lifting up this passage about Ishmael & Isaac on Yom Kippur as an example of peace-making

Unable to hear the shofar this year in person, Aviva took matters into her own hands

This 29-day practice opened a fresh space in my prayers and revitalized the way I entered the Yamim Noraim

Like the liturgists of old, Arlin’s work troubles us where we are too comfortable and comforts us when we are troubled

Is there another way to look at life and death, that isn’t through a lens of fear and trembling?

The prayers and tunes of S’lichot are meant to crack into our yearnings for all that is good, righteous and holy, and to point us toward our own errors. We’ve put stumbling blocks in front of ourselves. Realizing that we’ve knocked ourselves off our own feet, we’re called upon to see our regrets as a doorway to repentance.

A new collection of resources for the High Holidays focuses on the theme of Embracing the Stranger.

I’m thrilled to introduce Hashivenu, a new podcast that highlights resilience practices embedded in Jewish teaching and Jewish living.