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As the Jewish High Holy Days begin at sundown on Sunday, September 13, Jews in the Reform movement begin using the first revision in 40 years to their holiday prayer book, which now includes language more friendly to younger Jews, non-Jews, and those who identify as LGBT, as well as poetry, meditations, and artwork. “We really wanted to create a prayer book that is inclusive of the full range of who is in our community today,” says the book’s executive editor, Rabbi Hara Person, director of publications for the Central Conference of American Rabbis.<\/p>\n

Revisit our stories about Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, and the ten-day period of prayer and repentance that culminates with the fast of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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