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Culture
I fast on Yom Kippur but don’t go to synagogue. And there are plenty of Jews like me
By Beth Harpaz
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Opinion
This Yom Kippur, I want to forgive myself
By Nora Berman
How a silent meditation retreat changed my view of Yom Kippur
By Peter Fox
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I’m Sorry!
Learn serious expressions of forgiveness but also ironic phrases like "don't do me any favors!"
My non-Jewish husband doesn’t fast for Yom Kippur. We spend the day in shul together anyway
By Emily Tamkin
Must I say kaddish for my abusive father?
By Marcela Kogan
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