Published: 17 September 2017
Last updated: 4 March 2024
The Jewish Independent is proud to present a supplement for the 2017 High Holidays. We bring you a collection of ten short essays reflecting on the values and motifs of the High Holidays. Our contributors come from the United States, Israel and Australia. They were asked to choose elements of the season – based on texts or rituals – and reflect on the ancient through a contemporary prism and their own thinking. The items are relevant, thought-provoking and call for action.
We hope that you will find this short anthology enriching and inspiring, together with the timeless traditions that you practise.
We wish you all a good and meaningful year: Shana Tova.
The editors: Dr Elan Ezrachi, Dr Shahar Burla, Michael Visontay and Uri Windt
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Graphic Design: Shira Halberstadt, Studioishi.com.au, Illustrations: Doron Briner, yentelstudio.com
Content and contributors:
Rabbi Sid Schwarz
Reflections on Social Justice and Religion
Anat Hoffman
Bridge over Toxic Waters
Rabbi Jeffrey B Kamins
The sacred power of these days
Rabbi Amy Eilberg
Praying for all of humanity
Dr Leah Kaminsky
Recognising Human Weakness
Shira Ben-Sasson Furstenberg
Say No to Apathy
Manny Waks
Al Chet
Rabbi Levi Weiman-Kelman
The Revolutionary Promise of Yom Kippur
Dr Jonathan Aikhenbaum
Our sins into the depths of the seas
Dalit Kaplan
Is reading Hannah’s story on Rosh Hashanah good for feminism?
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