Shema BeKolah articles on
Selichot, Rosh Hashana, and Yom Kippur

Selihot

The Spirituality of Intimacy: Thoughts on Selihot 
By Dr. Erin Leib Smokler

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Communal Return Through Personal Introspection
By Rosh Kehillat Dina Najman

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Rosh hashana

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Our Four Sacred New Years

By Nomi Kaltmann

Finding Love Again: A Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur of Connection

By Ruthie Brafman Schulman

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Forgiving Others, Forgiving Ourselves 
By Sara Tillinger Wolkenfeld

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Crying: An Expression of Prayer 
By Rabba Sara Hurwitz

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Rosh Hashanah: Day of Judgment, Day of (Re-)Creation 

By Darshanit Dr. Miriam Udel

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The Song of the Shofar: The Lessons of the Sons of Korah 
By Malka Hubscher

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Yom kippur

“And We Bow”: The Choreography of Yom Kippur 

By Rabbanit Dr. Liz Shayne

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Our Prophets, Ourselves: Jonah, Judgement, and the Act of Repentance 
By Dr. Rachel Rosenthal

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Change We Can Believe In 

By Aliza Sperling

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Yizkor: Yom Kippur and Remembrance

By Deborah E. Lipstadt

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Shedding Sin: The Scapegoat Ritual on Yom Kippur 
By Dean Rachel Friedman