By Andrés Spokoiny
Rome’s highest honor for its military leaders was the triumph. It was an extravagant and lavish affair in which the triumphator, wearing a crown of laurel and a gold-embroidered purple tunic, and riding a gold-plated four-horse carriage, was paraded through the streets of the city at the head of his army, showing off the captives and the spoils that they brought from the ca … [Read More...] about ‘Memento Mori’: The Unpleasant Reminder That Makes Us Better People
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‘Memento Mori’: The Unpleasant Reminder That Makes Us Better People
For the Sin of…
By Dr. Erica Brown COVID has introduced a whole new level of wrongdoing and also possibilities for right-doing. Feel free to add your own to this growing confessional for a different Yom Kippur that I’ve put together with some crowd-sourcing… For the sin of inattention. For the sin of too much tie-dying. For the sin of living at work instead of working from home. For the sin of not g … [Read More...] about For the Sin of…
From Depletion to Strength:
Days of Awe 5781
By Alisha Pedowitz I didn’t have the emotional energy to think about how I would be spending Erev Rosh Hashanah until the day before, Thursday. From the many conversations I’ve been having with friends and family, particularly the woman carrying the largest emotional loads for their families through this pandemic, I know that I am […]
Blessings in My Life
By Dr. Betsy Stone Every year, between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, I reach out to the members of my close family and ask forgiveness. Whether in person, over the phone or via hangouts or zoom, I try to remember the dumb, nasty and thoughtless things I’ve done – and I ask them to forgive […]
We, Us, Our – The Yom Kippur Litmus Test
By Michael Lawrence Much has been spoken of this already – how it is that now that places of worship, religious and communal gatherings are closed for long periods during this corona global pandemic, no small number of people have zoomed right back into their synagogues and community organizations for now uber-cherished connection with the […]
Help and Hope for COVID’s Jewish New Poor
Life forever changed for Avraam Calderon – whose name has been changed for privacy – when coronavirus hit Athens. Due to COVID-19, the city’s theaters closed, leaving Calderon – a stage actor in the Greek capital alongside his wife – unemployed indefinitely and unsure how he’d afford all the expenses related to raising his young […]
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