I was disappointed to learn we were having a girl. Is that a sin?
By Cnaan Liphshiz AMSTERDAM (JTA) — When the obstetrician told us last fall that we were expecting a girl, I was overcome with a mix…
Yom Kippur
Punk bands prove shofar isn’t just for the High Holidays
By Michael Croland (JTA) — Schmekel — a transgender Jewish punk band based in Brooklyn — opened its 2011 album with “I’m Sorry, It’s Yom…
Yom Kippur: How Can We Forgive the Unforgivable?
By Alana Suskin (Rabbis Without Borders via JTA) — The month of Elul is the season of repentance and forgiveness that culminates with Rosh Hashanah,…
How Jews around the world break the Yom Kippur fast
By Gabe Friedman NEW YORK (JTA) — After weary and ravenous American Jews file out of Yom Kippur services, many return home to a similar meal…
Waiting for an apology that will never come
By Nina Badzin (Kveller via JTA) — I used to have the right idea for Yom Kippur. I liked the notion of an entire month…