Tag: yom kippur
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Shul Life
What time did you end musaf?
It just so happens that one of the things frum folks like most about Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah is the davening times competition.…
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Jewish Life
10 best Kol Nidre Videos
I love Kol Nidre, I love the emotion and the tune is an especially good one that I tend to hum when hiking alone…
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Rosh Hashana & Yom Kippur
Rosh Hashanah resolutions
For all I know, this past year was filled with blessing, but it sure started out shitty and on the second night of Rosh…
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Rosh Hashana & Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur 2012: Maintaining Focus
We begin the prayer services for Yom Kippur with one of the strangest announcements: "Anu matirin l'hispalel im ha'avaryanim" -- "We sanction prayer with…
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Rosh Hashana & Yom Kippur
Saturday Night Live does Yom Kippur
I had no idea that Ben Stiller wasn't Jewish - he's still hilarious.
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Rosh Hashana & Yom Kippur
Is finally starting to “get” Yom Kippur
This year I decided to go into Yom Kippur with an open mind, maybe I could do the communal teshuvah thing after all, maybe…
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Rosh Hashana & Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur pickup lines
I don’t know about you, but while I am clopping numerous Al Chaits all I can think about is how I am going to…
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Jewish Life
Have you ever done a Ta’anis Dibbur?
The other night, my facebook status read as follows: May actually do a Ta'anis Dibbur this year because shul for me is one long…
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Rosh Hashana & Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur Rant
I would love to spend Yom Kippur in the woods, every year I have the same debate and every year my yetzer tov or…
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Rosh Hashana & Yom Kippur
For Vegans the high holidays pose some problems
Being a vegan Jew most of the year doesn't pose to many problems, many Vegans may refrain from putting on tefillin or using animal…
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Rosh Hashana & Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur Rocked!
At last minute I changed my plans for Yom Kippur, I had to be at work late on Friday and decided to daven with…
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Music, Movies & Pop Culture
Kol Nidre is the chazzan’s world series
There are dozens of kol nidre videos on You Tube, here are some interesting one's for your enjoyment.
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Rosh Hashana & Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur Devar Torah
A few days ago, Heshy commented (satirically, I might add) about trying to do teshuva for things that he knew he wouldn't stop doing…
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Rosh Hashana & Yom Kippur
Hilarious Yom Kippur ecard
Much thanks to Katia on Facebook for sending me this hilarious yom kippur ecard sorry about the language - I swear it was the…
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Rosh Hashana & Yom Kippur
High Holiday and Succot Pickup Lines
The high holidays are full of innuendo, so much that I feel I must repost my high holiday pickup lines with new twists every…
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Food & Kashrus
Non-traditional foods for some funny yehi-ratzon’s
I have no idea if Dov Bear is a funny guy or not, heck I don't actually know if he's a guy or not,…
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Rosh Hashana & Yom Kippur
Most Illicit thoughts on Yom Kippur
I always say that during musaf of Yom Kippur is when the dirtiest most whacked out thoughts come into my head. All the lady…
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Rosh Hashana & Yom Kippur
My first meaningful Yom Kippur
For many people including me Yom Kippur is one of the most dreaded days of the year. As someone who can’t even sit through…
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Rosh Hashana & Yom Kippur
The best ways to mess with BT’s on Yom Kippur
I think I may have to do short lists for every holiday, because messing with BT's rocks and makes the time go by quicker.Check…
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Rosh Hashana & Yom Kippur
13 reasons why I love the high holidays
I love the high holidays, not because I get to repent for sins and feel even worse after repenting because God knows I lied,…
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Shul Life
Two Scenarios in Which I Meet God (After 120 Years)
Children, children! Yom Kippur is coming and we all owe the Oibeshter a little something. Maybe you spoke loshon hara, chas v'sholom, maybe you…
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Rosh Hashana & Yom Kippur
Best ways to mess with BT’s during the High Holidays
Sequel to the original Best ways to mess with BT's post. Tell them that you cannot eat anything on succos resembling an etrog for…