Ketzirah (Carly) קצירה on October 9th, 2008

Yom Kippur worked its powerful magic on me this year.  It’s just a few minutes after sundown, and I have had my first sip of water and bite of food (egg & pomegranate seeds) in 25 hours.  I can say that this year the experience has profoundly affected me.  I feel like I’ve been spiritually [...]

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Ketzirah (Carly) קצירה on September 21st, 2007

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Work of Artist Shoshana Bauer

Instead of writing my own article for Yom Kippur this year, I’m opting to share some the really incredible work of my fellow bloggers and writers. The articles are all [...]

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Ketzirah (Carly) קצירה on October 12th, 2005

All personal vows we are likely to make, all personal oaths and pledges we are likely to take between this Yom Kippur and the next Yom Kippur, we publicly renounce. Let them all be relinquished and abandoned, null and void, neither firm nor established. Let our personal vows, pledges and oaths be considered neither vows [...]

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Ketzirah (Carly) קצירה on September 24th, 2004

A quick post just before Yom Kippur eve. I’ve been asked what I’m doing for Yom Kippur this year. I know some were hoping I would lead a service of some kind. This year I am doing a solitary observance of the holiday. For the past couple of years, I have attended services at Capital [...]

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