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Yom Kippur: What Can Non-Jews Learn From It?

Erica Scalise
 
An Ultra-Orthodox Jewish man swings a chicken over his kids as part of the Kaparot ritual in Beit Shemesh, Israel, Monday, Sept. 13, 2021. Observant Jews believe the ritual transfers one's sins from the past year into the chicken, and is performed before the Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish year which starts at sundown Wednesday.

An Ultra-Orthodox Jewish man swings a chicken over his kids as part of the Kaparot ritual in Beit Shemesh, Israel, Monday, Sept. 13, 2021. Observant Jews believe the ritual transfers one's sins from the past year into the chicken, and is performed before the Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish year which starts at sundown Wednesday. AP Photo/Oded Balilty

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Yom Kippur, also known as the Jewish Day of Atonement, begins at sundown tomorrow. It's considered one of the holiest days in Judaism, and is a day for repentance and atonement for one's personal sins. From whatever background, potential faith or belief system we may ground ourselves in, perhaps the holiday holds lessons for all of us. We were joined by two Illinois rabbis to talk about what Yom Kippur could teach everyone, even those who don't celebrate.

GUESTS: 

Rabbi Binah Wing

Rabbi at Temple Beth-El, Rockford, Illinois

Rabbi Rebecca Dubowe

Spiritual leader of Moses Montefiore Congregation, Bloomington, IL

 

 

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