This is not a poem
This is Not a Poem and other soon-to-be-published high holiday poems by Yehiel Poupko.
Odysseus vs. Avraham: What An Essay Written In Exile Teaches About Teshuva
Joe Wolfson explores what a comparison between Homer and the Bible can teach us about Teshuva.
The Festival of Gathering: A Return to the Original Being
Aton Holzer offers an existential perspective on the transition from Yom Kippur to Sukkot and applies some Heideggerian concepts to the festival of gathering.
A Tone Meant
Dov Lerner weaves together Scripture, midrash and rabbinic commentary in urging closer attention to tone in public discourse.
Two Paradigms of Teshuvah?
Yehoshua Pfeffer on self-abnegating vs. life-affirming teshuva.
Can a Court Really Ban Kapparot and Why it Matters for the American Jewish...
Michael (Avi) Helfand on a recent court case with implications for American Jews as members of both a religious and a minority community.
The View from the Cleft of the Rock: The Mystery of Forgiveness
Ari Levisohn considers forgiveness through the lens of the Divine encounter through which the Thirteen Attributes of Mercy are revealed.
These Days
A new poem by Hannah Butcher-Stell, for the Days of Awe.
סליחות תשפ״ד
In an original Hebrew poem for Tishrei 5785, Shoshanah Haberman addresses God directly about the pain and uncertainty of our moment.
Hearing the Shofar with Korah’s Children
In this winning essay of the Ateret Zvi Prize, Dr. Ethan Schwartz analyzes the Yamim Nora'im experience and interpretations of what happened to Korah's children.
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