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Yom Kippur is the day we stand together. Not only as individuals auditing our own ledgers, but as one body, Klal Yisrael, appearing before Hashem as a...
There was a fellow who was so proud of himself. He claimed that he had conquered all his vices, except one. Which one? Temptation! Now, every single year,...
There’s a specific type of tragedy that I’ve witnessed a couple of times and maybe you have too. It’s the tragedy of watching others, especially those we love, not heeding the warnings of friends and family about the dangers of their destructive lifestyles. Whether it’s a friend or a family member who may be addicted to...
We know how to find almost anyone these days. We can track a package across the world, find a restaurant in seconds, locate a lost phone, and instantly know what our friends...
As Yom Kippur approaches, I find myself thinking about my beloved Bubby, Sara Kievman, of blessed memory, and a story she once told me. It’s a story from a...
It’s that time of year again. We ask for and offer forgiveness. To those near and those far away. To each other and to G-d Almighty. Often...
A year after finishing matric, South African Barry Feldman found himself on Israel’s frontline, defending the Jewish state from Syrian forces, which were part of an...
Breaking the Yom Kippur fast is a big deal in South Africa. The SA Jewish Report asked Lauren Boolkin and Romi Rabinowitz to give us recipes...
The Talmud (Rosh Hashanah 16b) tells us that there are three books opened on Rosh Hashanah: “Those who are completely righteous are immediately signed and sealed...
JTA – Fasting on Yom Kippur isn’t easy, nor is it for everyone. Some people cannot fast because they are pregnant, breastfeeding, or have a medical...
A man secretly fasting in an Arab country; a national-team cricketer breaking his fast during a team meeting; and a woman refused entry into a shul...
JTA – Shonna Levin is an Orthodox Jew, but she didn’t spend last Yom Kippur in a synagogue. The Brooklyn activist planned to set up camp...
“Yom Kippur is certainly going to be markedly different this year. I haven’t booked to go to shul, so I’ll be spending the time quietly at...
To those who fully open themselves to it, Yom Kippur is a life-transforming experience. It tells us that G-d, who created the universe in love and...
This will be a high-anxiety Yom Kippur. Even the wave of relief from the shofar blast signalling the end of the fast will be short-lived. The...
If we didn’t know the book of Jonah so well, (or have vague memories of it on Yom Kippur afternoons – pre-COVID-19, of course), the second...
I’d like to tell you an idea about Yom Kippur, but to do so I must explain a lesson from my childhood. If you had a...
