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This Week's Torah Portion

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This Week's Torah Portion

Haazinu
הַאֲזִינוּ
Listen

Give ear, O heavens, let me speak; Let the earth hear the words I utter! - Deuteronomy 32:1

Torah

Deuteronomy 32:1–52

Haftarah

Hosea 14:2-10; Micah 7:18-20; Joel 2:15-27
Shuvah

When

/ 8 Tishri 5784

What's New

Simple Ways to Make Yom Kippur Meaningful at Home with Young Children

September 13, 2023
As the high holidays approach, we are reminded that there are so many meaningful Jewish moments to celebrate. Within the joy and ruach (spirit) of holidays like Rosh Hashanah, Sukkot, and Simchat Torah, lies the solemn and serious Yom Kippur. There are a myriad of ways to make Yom Kippur meaningful for young children, for whom especially, Yom Kippur is not an easy holiday to understand.
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