Rosh Hashanah Yom Kippur Survival Kit
Shimon Apisdorf
1992
How to Survive Synagogue
“…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 year than spend all that time in synagogue saying a bunch of words that don’t really mean so much to me anyway…”
Prayer is meant to be a powerful…
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