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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Facilitator’s guide and handout for study session on refugee crisis

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A printable door hanger to remind us of our obligation to support the world’s refugees

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“For the sin we commit when we fail to recognize the enormity and pervasiveness of the global refugee crisis”

a fist painted red, white, and blue

A song for Elul and the high holidays

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“We are put here to be more than just ourselves / To see farther than one lifetime”

Screenshot of the author singing into a mic with a guitar

“We have talked, we have talked, we have talked, but we have not listened”

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Adding meaning to Yom Kippur with supplemental readings

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A Yizkor to remember the brave Righteous Gentiles who rescued Jews from the Holocaust

A person in a worn jacket extends a dirty hand with visible fingernails, outdoors against a blurred background.

A welcome greeting to people of other faiths and backgrounds on Rosh Hashanah

three people are talking together and smiling

“For the unfulfilled innate vow / to be ourselves…”

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