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What are the Jewish High Holy Days?

What are the Jewish High Holy Days?


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Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and a month of celebrating renewal and moral responsibility––professor and Bible scholar Samuel L. Boydexplains thehistory of these holy days and why theymight offer consolation in times of uncertainty.