*New* Yom Kippur was this weekend 4Oct14.
http://www.jewfaq.org/holiday4.htm
Note that two major holidays of two major religions happened this weekend. They do not usually coincide.
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The BBC's primer on Judaism
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/judaism/
What questions do you have about Judaism? I will send them to Rabbi
Miriam. Here's the link to her Temple's webpage. There are some videos
about Rosh Hashanah and other information about services. You would be
more than welcome to visit her temple anytime -- use my name as
introduction and note that her husband is a TMC alumnus!
Rosh Hashanah, (the Jewish New Year, starts 24Sept14) involves self-reflection. This story is about doing that in modern ways.
http://www.npr.org/2014/09/24/350886373/a-place-to-reflect-during-jewish-holy-days-that-s-not-a-temple
One of those modern ways is to reflect on a set of 10 questions sent to your email. Here's more about those questions: http://www.doyou10q.com/
After reading the article about different places to reflect I was really intrigued by the concept of answering the 10 questions. I especially like how after the 10 days are up, the questions disappear but are emailed back to you one year later. While the questions disappear, they can stay with you throughout the year if you take them to heart.
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