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<div title="Does Being Spiritual Mean Rejecting Our Bodies?" class="item clearfix layer_info" layer_title="Does Being Spiritual Mean Rejecting Our Bodies?<br><span>Jewish approaches to asceticism from the Mishnah to Chassidic teachings</span>" synopsis="~Some Jewish commentators saw the conflict between body and soul as insurmountable, others saw it as non-existent, yet others saw it as an opportunity for a step by step process of mystical synthesis|&nbsp;~^ 41:50|">
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<div title="Our Father, Our King" class="item clearfix layer_info" layer_title="Our Father, Our King<br><span>Merging intimacy and awe in the High Holiday prayers</span>" synopsis="~The High Holidays are often approached with fear, but a closer look reveals an inner core of divine intimacy along with human empowerment and illumination.|&nbsp;~^ 35:31|">
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<div title="The Kabbalah of Compassion " class="item clearfix layer_info" layer_title="The Kabbalah of Compassion <br><span>How we access divine mercy on the High Holidays</span>" synopsis="~A central theme in the High Holiday prayers are the Thirteen Attributes of Mercy. Discover their deeper significance, mystical meaning and the powerful energy uncovered in calling forth G-d’s mercy.|&nbsp;~^ 1:00:57|">
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<div title="Our Father, Our King" class="item clearfix layer_info" layer_title="Our Father, Our King" synopsis="~A father gives love; a king makes demands. Why do we need both?|&nbsp;~^ 1:51|">
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<div title="If G-d Loves Us, Why Does He Judge Us?" class="item clearfix layer_info" layer_title="If G-d Loves Us, Why Does He Judge Us?" synopsis="&nbsp;~^ 2:33|">
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<div title="Requesting Nothing, Sharing Silence " class="item clearfix layer_info" layer_title="Requesting Nothing, Sharing Silence <br><span>Esther as a model for a higher mode of prayer</span>" synopsis="~On its most basic level, to pray is to ask G-d to provide for your needs. But the story of Esther provides a loftier model, which should guide us as we approach the High Holidays.|&nbsp;~^ 47:32|">
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<div title="A Chazan Prepares" class="item clearfix layer_info" layer_title="A Chazan Prepares<br><span>How a Cantor Gets Ready for the High Holidays</span>" synopsis="~Preparing for his yearly stint as a High Holidays &quot;chazan,&quot; Cantor Aryeh Leib Hurwitz of Brooklyn talks about what it takes to pray for a congregation of a thousand.|&nbsp;~^ 2:31|">
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<div title="The Lord is My Light!" class="item clearfix layer_info" layer_title="The Lord is My Light!" synopsis="~Chapter 27 of Psalms begins, &quot;By David: The Lord is my Light!&quot; and is known by the Hebrew words, &quot;L'David Hashem Ori.&quot; This psalm is customarily recited twice a day starting a month before Rosh Hashanah. What is the deeper meaning of this prayer and what is its connection to the High Holiday season?|&nbsp;~^ 47:26|">
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<div title="Why Is the Aleinu Prayer So Central to the High Holiday Liturgy?" class="item clearfix layer_info" layer_title="Why Is the Aleinu Prayer So Central to the High Holiday Liturgy?" synopsis="~An overview of the history of the famous Aleinu prayer.|&nbsp;~^ 38:29|">
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<div title="Pre-High Holiday Synagogue Experience " class="item clearfix layer_info" layer_title="Pre-High Holiday Synagogue Experience " synopsis="~To get you into the High Holiday spirit, enjoy this special presentation enacting highlights of the High Holidays prayer service as sung in many traditional synagogues. Featuring the Sasonkin brothers choir together with cantor Yisroel Goldfroind.|&nbsp;~^ 39:01|">
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