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My Mom Was Right About Yom Kippur

My Mom Was Right About Yom Kippur

Natan Badalov, a proud Bukharian Jewish comedian whose story is featured in Be'chol Lashon's comic anthology "Hyphen," takes us on his Yom Kippur walks to synagogue with his mom, and the questions that shaped his understandings of faith, freedom, and growing up.
Colombian Rabbi Reimagines High Holiday Music

Colombian Rabbi Reimagines High Holiday Music

Understanding the power of music in building community and prayer, this year, Rabbi Mejia was inspired to set some of the traditional High Holiday texts and ideas to sounds inspired by his childhood, mixing Spanish with Hebrew.