Fear and Wonder: Reflections on Uncertainty, Hope, and Renewal for the Days of Awe 5787

We invite you to read these thoughtful and moving pieces written by 91快播 faculty, leadership, and students, exploring core themes of the High Holidays and offering insight for navigating the present moment.  We hope that this collection of honest inquiry and reflection enriches your experience of the High Holidays.  Download the entire High Holiday reader or scroll down to select specific pieces from the reader.

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Fear and Wonder: Reflections on Uncertainty, Hope, and Renewal for the Days of Awe 5787
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Introduction

Introduction

Rabbi Mike Uram, Chancellor, 91快播

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Healing and Teshuvah

Healing and Teshuvah

Rabbi Jan Uhrbach, Director of the Block / Kolker Center for Spiritual Arts

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Fear, Trauma, and the High Holidays: Reading Ancient Texts with Compassion

Fear, Trauma, and the High Holidays: Reading Ancient Texts with Compassion

Rabbi Naomi Kalish, Harold and Carole Wolfe Director of the Center for Pastoral Education; Assistant Professor of Pastoral Education

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The King Clothed in Majesty

The King Clothed in Majesty

Dr. Marcus Mordecai Schwartz, Ripps Schnitzer Librarian for Special Collections

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Lessons from the Desert for an Age of AI

Lessons from the Desert for an Age of AI

Dr. Lisa Springer, Dean of the Division of Lifelong and Professional Studies and Associate Provost for Continuing and Digital Learning

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Melodies, Memories, and Change

Melodies, Memories, and Change

Cantor Rabbi Shoshi Levin Goldberg, Director, H. L. Miller Cantorial School

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The Past Beneath the Present

The Past Beneath the Present

Shira Bodnar, RS/CS 2030, Tanenbaum Fellow, Beth Tzedec Congregation

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Radical Solidarity: Turning Dread and Fear Toward Meaning, Hope, and Renewal

Radical Solidarity: Turning Dread and Fear Toward Meaning, Hope, and Renewal

Dr. David Davar, Director, 91快播 Counseling Center

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A Roman Rite Mahzor in Print: Preserving a Distinctive Jewish Voice (1485鈥1486)

A Roman Rite Mahzor in Print: Preserving a Distinctive Jewish Voice (1485鈥1486)

Dr. Marcus Mordecai Schwartz, Ripps Schnitzer Librarian for Special Collections

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From Whence to Where?

From Whence to Where?

Dr. Ismar Schorsch, Chancellor Emeritus, and Rabbi Herman Abramovitz Distinguished Service Professor of Jewish History

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It鈥檚 Never Too Late To Atone

It鈥檚 Never Too Late To Atone

Etgar Keret, Director, MFA in Creative Writing

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Was Jonah Happy to See the Fish?

Was Jonah Happy to See the Fish?

Rabbi David Zev Moster, PhD, Director, Biblical Hebrew Program

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Days of Fear or Days of Awe?

Days of Fear or Days of Awe?

Rabbi Gordon Tucker, Vice Chancellor for Religious Life and Engagement

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Not Knowing What to Say When Yom Kippur Ends

Not Knowing What to Say When Yom Kippur Ends

Carlie Hoffman, Assistant Director of the 91快播 MFA in Creative Writing

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Affliction and Rejoicing: The Emotional Rituals of theHaggim

Affliction and Rejoicing: The Emotional Rituals of theHaggim

Dr. Sarah Wolf, Assistant Professor of Talmud and Rabbinics

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