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An empty red jewellery box on a pale background — the custom of not wearing gold on Yom Kippur
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The One Day We Don't Wear Gold

On Yom Kippur there is a custom not to wear gold, because gold built the calf. But one opinion exempts women — and the reason why is the best thing I know about jewellery.
Shabbat Shuvah: A Pause Between Beginnings and Renewal
Days of Awe

Shabbat Shuvah: A Pause Between Beginnings and Renewal

  Between the joy of Rosh Hashana and the solemnity of Yom Kippur, the Jewish calendar offers us a unique moment: Shabbat Shuvah – the Shabbat of Return.   It is a time suspended between celebrati...