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JTA illustration by Mollie Suss. Every few years I put out a call asking what people will be reading in preparation for the High Holidays, and usually one book tops the list: “This Is Real and You Are Completely Unprepared: The Days of Awe as a Journey of Transformation,” by the late Rabbi Alan Lew.
Every few years, I ask what people are reading to prep for High Holidays, and one book tops the list: “This Is Real and You Are Completely Unprepared” by the late Rabbi Alan Lew.
The book is distinctly Goodman-esque, with Talmudic readings from Hasidic masters set alongside lyrics from rappers the Wu-Tang Clan.
At Jewish day schools in the Bay Area, security has long been top of mind. But with incidents like the shooting in Uvalde, comes a new challenge: helping students process horrifying current events.
With survivors dying and deniers growing, organizers of an Erie event say it's important to remember the 6 million Jews who perished in the Holocaust.