by Rabbi Steve Leder @steve_leder, steveleder.com Rabbi Steve writes in the Aug/Sept issue of Women’s Day magazine, “This is the time of the year when Jews enter the High Holy Days, which include Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur – a sacred season to seek forgiveness from those we have wronged. The completion of these steps…
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