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The Underside of Uman

Every Rosh Hashanah, thousands of Hasidim make a pilgrimage to the grave of Rabbi Nahman of Bratslav in Uman, Ukraine—and many end up in the hospital.Liturgy of Leadership

While only the cantor for Mussaf on the High Holidays recites Hineni, declaring his unworthiness to represent the congregation before God, the prayer contains lessons for all leaders.Rewriting Scripture

Fifty years ago, the prevailing wisdom held that the Dead Sea Scrolls pointed to a lone scribe rewriting the Bible for his own time; but recent scholarship is rewriting the theory.Yom Kippur in Pictures

Thanks to the Library of Congress, we know what Yom Kippur looked like at the Kotel in 1904—and what it didn’t look like on a battlefield outside Metz during the Franco-Prussian War.The Terrorists’ Veto

“If you insult Hassan Nasrallah’s religion on the Internet, terrorists may come after you. You’re kidding yourself if you think he’s bluffing or that this is just talk. He’s not and it isn’t. ”