Tag Archives: Yom Kippur

Yom Kippur 2008

Posted on October 8, 2008 by Neil

I take Yom Kippur seriously. Well, somewhat. I’m not going to synagogue this year, but I will fast most of the day. Am I religious? Not really. But unlike the other Jewish holidays, which revolve around food and family, this … Continue reading →

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Turning Over a New Leaf

Posted on October 2, 2006 by Neil

  I fasted today, but I didn’t go to temple for Yom Kippur.  I just didn’t feel like going.  On Yom Kippur, there is an important memorial service, and it would have been the first time going to the service … Continue reading →

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Yenta the Matchmaker for the Day

Posted on September 27, 2006 by Neil

  In the old-country, Jewish marriages were arranged by matchmakers.  Perhaps the most famous Jewish matchmaker was Yenta.  Yenta was the name of the matchmaker in Sholom Aleichem’s stories, several of which were collected into what became the musical “Fiddler … Continue reading →

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