Topic: Yom Kippur

Hot Rocks and Conscience Letters: A Modern Parable of Repentance

Link for Sunday Worship: https://tinyurl.com/WUSlivestream Order of Service for Sunday Worship: 09.19.2021 OOS We will gather soon after Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, an annual observance that moves us to consider how we have harmed others and to seek amends. A contemporary story from a US National Park offers insight into the strength … Continue reading Hot Rocks and Conscience Letters: A Modern Parable of Repentance

Whole Again: The Renewal of Yom Kippur

Link for Sunday Worship:  https://tinyurl.com/WUSworship Last week, we explored the powerful transformations that can take place in liminal time, the time in-between one thing and the next. Each year, the Jewish people intentionally practice living into liminal time through the High Holy Days of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Between these two sacred holidays, we … Continue reading Whole Again: The Renewal of Yom Kippur

“For Our Failures of Justice”: History, Atonement and Yom Kippur

The High Holy Days, the Days of Awe between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur at the threshold of the Jewish New Year, invite us into reflection about the ways we have fallen short in our promises to one another. While this time of atonement often centers on experiences between individuals, it is also a time … Continue reading “For Our Failures of Justice”: History, Atonement and Yom Kippur