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The mystery of prayer on the days of Rosh Hashanah presents itself with characteristic familiarity: it reveals itself to those who want to fulfill it, and eludes those who want only to know it.
Prayer…
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Abraham Joshua Heschel
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Berlin, Nazi Germany
(Berlin, Germany)
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1936
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A foreign crawling black stain, that’s what he was—the kosher butcher—in the new, not yet completed, but sparkling white Jewish settlement. Leading up to the High Holidays, he chastised impiety at…
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David Bergelson
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1928
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Right after Passover, with the first rays of the gentle summer sun, a new worry erupted for the Jewish inhabitants of all the small towns—the call-up for military service. The “young toughs” began to…
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Fishl Bimko
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New York City, United States of America
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1921
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The prophet Hosea cried out: Come, let us turn back to the Lord; He attacked, and He can heal us; He wounded, and He can bind us up. In two days He will make us whole again; on the third day He will…
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Jonathan Eybeschütz
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Metz, Kingdom of France
(Metz, France)
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1744
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For our great sins, a few days later we received the news of the terrible fire, which God caused to happen on the night of Rosh…
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Judah Alkalai
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1840
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Who is a God like You,
Forgiving iniquity
And remitting transgression;
Who has not maintained His wrath forever
Against the remnant of His own people,
Because He loves graciousness!
He will take…
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“…but Rabbi, even if I can read some of the prayers I still don’t understand what I’m saying.… To tell you the truth I’d rather take a quiet reflective walk in the park this…
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Shimon Apisdorf
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Baltimore, United States of America
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1992
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Penny Diane Wolin
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Cheyenne, United States of America
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1997
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Assimilation in our day has spoiled and distorted the essence of our festivals. It has turned Rosh Hashanah into a day of festivity filled with the sound of music and song. However, the first day of…
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Yehiel Yaakov Weinberg
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1937
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Louise Fishman
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New York, United States of America
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1984