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Why do I care so much about the NFTY action theme R’Fuat Hanefesh – Caring for the Soul: NFTY Addresses Mental Health? Sure I’m a social worker and that’s what my training is in, but why do I really care?

by Cody Rosen S’lichot is a time for forgiveness. During S’lichot we repent our sins to get ready for the up and coming New Year. This repentance starts on the Saturday before Rosh Hashanah, through the New Year, and ends at Yom Kippur. S’lichot literally means apologies, and we are supposed to confront our troubles that we had in the past year, specifically with the people who we have done wrong. It is not necessarily just about asking for forgiveness but also to forgive the people who have done wrong to us.

by Helaine Bach In case you didn’t know, May 4th was National Star Wars day. If you didn’t, chances are that by some means on that day, you found out. You may have been greeted with a “May the fourth be with you” or found out through posts on Facebook. The fourth of May this year happened to land on a Friday. I went to school, put up with the corny Star Wars puns, and when school let out figured I was done for the day. I was wrong. The rabbi of our congregation is a bit of a Star [...]