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Hear the Shofar Blast

Listen to the sounds of the ram's horn as you read some thoughts on the meaning of this tradition

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Called to Judgment

Rosh Hashanah shatters our illusion of being self-contained without any accountability to a higher power.

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Archive: Judaism

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Rosh Hashanah in Post-9/11 New York

The binding of Isaac, the story we read on Rosh Hashanah, can offer powerful lessons for life in a changed city.

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Mardi Purim

There are many similarities between Mardi Gras and Purim, and nowhere are they clearer--or more fun--than here in New Orleans.

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Two Men, One City

The tragic events last week in Jerusalem belie a grass-roots effort to establish a working peace

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