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Yom Kippur

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Excerpt: A Cry in Unison

Judy Cohen
September 13, 2021
Poetry

Days of Awe

Maia Evrona
September 13, 2021
From the Journal

Hunger

Qian Julie Wang
September 10, 2021
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Chil­dren’s
Cater­pil­lar Yom Kip­pur (Jew­ish Nature)
Jennifer Tzivia MacLeod
Essay

The Sec­ond Amend­ment, Yom Kip­pur, and the Las Vegas Massacre

Car­ol Zoref
October 10, 2017
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Excerpt: There Was a Rab­bi of Kiev

Howard Jacob­son
July 25, 2017
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Chil­dren’s
Yom Kip­pur Shortstop
David A. Adler; Andre Ceolin, illus.
Essay

Dis­cov­er­ing the Pow­er of Jew­ish Books in Ottumwa, Iowa

Deb­bie Born­stein Holinstat
March 27, 2017
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Non­fic­tion
An Amer­i­can Indi­an Guide to the Day of Atonement
Emi­ly Bowen Cohen
Essay

Rosh Hashana, Yom Kip­pur, and a Bit of Borscht

Marisa Sche­in­feld is the author of The Borscht Belt: Revis­it­ing the Remains of America’s Jew­ish Vaca­tion­land, a col­lec­tion of pho­tog­ra­phy cap­tur­ing the remains…
Marisa Sche­in­feld
October 10, 2016
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Chil­dren’s
Zei­de! Why are you Wear­ing White Ten­nis Shoes on Yom Kippur?
Larry Neinstein; Lorraine Bubar, illus.
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Chil­dren’s
Talia and the Very Yum Kippur
Linda Elovitz Marshall Francesca Assirelli, illus.
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10 Awe­some Books for the 10 Days of Awe 5776

Post­ed by Nat Bern­steinEach year pro­duces a fresh crop of fic­tion, non­fic­tion, poet­ry, and mem­oir address­ing the Jew­ish High Hol­i­days and the themes they embody:…
Nat Bern­stein
September 14, 2015
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Non­fic­tion
Your Guide to the Jew­ish Hol­i­days: From Sho­far to Seder
Matt Axel­rod
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Chil­dren’s
Shi­ra at the Tem­ple: A Yom Kip­pur Story
Galia Sabbag
Recommended Reading

10 Books for the 10 Days of Awe 5775

Look­ing for the new list for 5776? Click here!Post­ed by Nat Bern­stein.1. Many Sec­onds Into the Future by John J. ClaytonTen sto­ries of ten men grap­pling with life, love,…
Nat Bern­stein
September 23, 2014
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