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New & Updated Resources: Preparing for the High Holidays in Challenging Times

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Cantor Rosalie Will

Rabbi Leora Kaye

Partner organizations of the Reform Movement are offering the best collaborative thinking and the most comprehensive resources to guide your visioning and planning.

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The Black Jews Are Tired

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C.E. Harrison

As fulfilling as it was to engage in Shavuot programs, a lot weighs on me. With COVID-19 continuing to ravage Black communities and racist violence all over the news, I almost feel like it’s Yom Kippur instead – the time when Jews are supposed to be most aware of their own mortality.

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And You Shall Love

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Avital Abraham

This week, I tell a friend I’d love to chat but actually I have to run Yom Kippur services are starting soon and I’ve got to repent for my sins before the gates are closed. She laughs. “Well, you’re gay, so you’ve definitely got a lot of repenting to do.”

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The Day the Music Died: Jewish Lessons from a Previous Plague

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Lee B. Kass

As we consider our preparations for the Days of Awe, let us be thankful that science has permitted us to understand how plagues are spread and seek out knowledgeable guidance from those who can protect us in 2020.

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An Al Cheit for this Moment in Time

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Rabbi Susan Talve

I’m praying that these weeks of consolation before the High Holidays will give us the time to confront our sins and respond in ways that will help us to heal from our brokenness and find the courage and resolve to build a better year for all.

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3 Ways to Deepen Your Elul Experience This Year

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Kate Bigam Kaput

Elul is a time of self-reflection, forgiveness, and exploration. These three new tools can help you make the most of this month before the High Holidays.

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RAP-ENTANCE: A Soul-Opening Experience for the High Holidays

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Rabbi Alex Kress

Long before I became a rabbi, I was a DJ and a hip-hop-head. Music always scored my life, and for years I've wondered, "How can that music be harnessed for religious practice?"

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I Fell Off a Mountain – and Lived to Thank the Man Who Rescued Me

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Paula Kaplan-Reiss

During this pandemic, I was determined that my hero receive his medal in person – and I could think of no better location for his medal presentation than the top of the mountain where he rescued me,

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A Thank-You and a Suggestion for Compassion as We Enter the High Holiday Season

We ask you for added compassion right now, for each other and for ourselves. Here are the principles of compassion and caring we should all be keeping in mind.

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High Holidays 2020/5781: Tools to Make Them Meaningful

By

Deborah Goldberg

As we approach the most unusual High Holidays in recent memory, ReformJudaism.org is here to help you find ways to observe, celebrate or commemorate the holiday season that work best for you. Here are some helpful tips.

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