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High Holidays

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The High Holidays, which comprise Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, are the holiest dates on the Jewish calendar. A time to take stock of our live, seek forgiveness, and start fresh, this season invites us to reflect on what matters most to us and to return to our deepest selves.

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“The page is blank again. / Write! calls the king. / But what shall I write?”

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“There was a box of treasure / That I carried, / An offering / Of grace / And sin. / I will set fire to it.”

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Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world’s grief: a ritual for mourning the death of those we do not know during the High Holidays

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Standing at a doorway in time, ready to start the new year

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Tips for leading a fun and accessible Rosh Hashanah

a person wearing heels, leggings and a sports bra kicks a leg out and makes a fist by their mouth

Questions to contemplate before Kol Nidrei

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A poem reflecting on how to release ourselves of guilt

Person in a hat standing in a field under a bare tree, in black and white.

A ritual for letting go of guilt placed on us by outside forces

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A tashlikh ritual to affirm one’s wholeness after a divorce

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Meditations on fasting

Woman meditating peacefully in a sunny field, surrounded by tall grass and a soft golden light.

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