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Galilee Diary: On the Waterfront

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Rabbi Marc J. Rosenstein
He will take us back in love; He will cover up our iniquities, You will hurl all our sins into the depths of the sea. -Micah 7:19

Preparing for the Days of Awe

During the year I spent studying in Jerusalem as a rabbinic student, it was impossible to escape the upcoming High Holy Days.

Man looking into mirror at himself to represent self reflection during the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur

Lessons in the Mirror

Late in the evening of September 28, 2009, following very introspective and rewarding Yom Kippur services at Congregation Ohabai Shalom in Nashville, I took a hot shower and then stood, wrapped in a towel, in front of the bathroom mirror. As I brushed my teeth, I reflected on my experience of this most prayerful of days, when Jews throughout the world come to grips with their mistakes and seek atonement.
cover of Kol Nidre prayerbook for the Jewish High Holidays

Sounds of Kol Nidrei

The melody that stirs the heart of Ashkenazic Jews is of unknown origin, but is part of a body of music known as "MiSinai melodies" that emerged in Germany between the 11th and 15th centuries.
worn baseball glove holding baseball in foreground; wooden baseball bat in back

How Sandy Koufax Became My Hero

The start of baseball season reminds me that as a young boy in Southern California in 1965, I thought only one thing when I heard the word “hero”: Sandy Koufax.

Bein adam laMakom

Hebrew Spelling
בֵּין אָדָם לַמָּקוֹם

Literally, “between a person and God.” Refers to the religious or ritual mitzvot, or sacred obligations. The Mishnah teaches that the day of Yom Kippur atones for sins between a person and God. 

Forgiveness and Reconciliation with the Past

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Jewish Holiday

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