Judaic studies. He describes the Jewish High Holy Days as a time of /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122734/u201cspiritual accounting./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122734/u201d/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122734/n/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122734/u201cIt/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122734/u2019s a time of self-examination, self-evaluation,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122734/u201d he says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122734/u201cHow do we feel about where we/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122734/u2019re at in our lives? How do we feel about where we stand in terms of the moral and ethical principles by which we ought to be living?/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122734/u201d/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122734/n
Within Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122734/u2019s Department of History, Olshansky teaches Judaism and Science, a course that deals with the perceived conflict between science and Judaism, as well as Western religion in general. Through thought-provoking discussions about topics such as the Big Bang, DNA, Einstein/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122734/u2019s Theory of Relativity and subatomic particles, students explore how one can reconcile major scientific questions with biblical creation stories./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122734/n/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122734/u201cThe purpose of the course is not to prove that religion is true,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122734/u201d Olshansky says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122734/u201cBut it/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122734/u2019s to show that there is some common ground /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122734/u2014 more than many people realize /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122734/u2014 between science and religion./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122734/u201d/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122734/n
Yom Kippur /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122734/u2014 which begins at sunset on Oct. 11 and concludes at nightfall on Oct. 12 this year /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122734/u2014 falls at the end of the Jewish High Holy Days and is also known as the Day of Atonement. Fasting is traditionally observed /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122734/u2014 although children, elderly adults, ill people, and pregnant women are forbidden from partaking /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122734/u2014 and the shofar is sounded to mark the conclusion of the fast at nightfall. Afterwards, it/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122734/u2019s traditional to enjoy a /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122734/u201cbreak-fast/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122734/u201d meal of typical breakfast and brunch foods./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122734/n
The traditional Hebrew greeting on Yom Kippur is G/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122734/u2019mar chatimah tovah: /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122734/u201cMay you complete a good sealing./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122734/u201d This refers to completing the process of reflecting on the actions of the past year, confessing and seeking forgiveness for wrongdoing, and planning to improve in the new year./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122734/n/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122734/u201cWhatever Jewish denomination you look at, from the most traditional to the most liberal, confessions are moral and ethical failings, not ritual failings,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122734/u201d Olshansky says./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122734/n
When you think of confessions, you may picture a one-on-one conversation with a religious leader, such as in the Catholic tradition. But in the Jewish tradition, confessions are traditionally done in a group setting rather than in a one-on-one environment. Confessions are written out anonymously and phrased in the plural /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122734/u2014 /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122734/u201cWe have been deceitful,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122734/u201d for example /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122734/u2014 so that no one feels singled out./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122734/n
/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122734/u201cThere/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122734/u2019s a comfort level of being surrounded by people who are all flawed,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122734/u201d Olshansky says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122734/u201cWe could all do better, and we help each other to start the year with a clean slate./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122734/u201d/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122734/n
For Olshansky, teaching Judaism and Science and serving as a rabbi both provide an opportunity to invite self-examination /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122734/u2014 in himself and others /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122734/u2014 which he describes as the /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122734/u201cspiritual heart/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122734/u201d of the Jewish High Holy Days./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122734/n/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122734/u201cThere/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122734/u2019s a joke that I/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122734/u2019ve used from the pulpit in the past,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122734/u201d he says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122734/u201cA person is praying on New Year/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122734/u2019s morning: /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122734/u2018God, I/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122734/u2019ve been really good so far this year. I haven/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122734/u2019t spoken harshly to anybody. I haven/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122734/u2019t taken anything that wasn/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122734/u2019t mine. I haven/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122734/u2019t been mean to my family members. But now God, I/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122734/u2019m going to get out of bed, and then I/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122734/u2019m going to need lots of help./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122734/u2019/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122734/u201d/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122734/n
Central Florida Hillel at Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½ serves as a center for Jewish life on campus enriching the lives of Jewish students so that they may enrich the Jewish people and the world (contact Executive Director Hunter Gold for more info). Chabad Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½ is an organization dedicated to encouraging individuals of all backgrounds and degrees of observance to explore their Jewish heritage (contact Rabbi Chaim Lipskier for more info). Both organizations are hosting Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur observances and meals this year./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122734/n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Rabbi Sanford Olshansky, who teaches Judaic studies, shares the traditions of Rosh Hashanah /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122734/u2014 the first of the Jewish High Holy Days spanning 10 days /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122734/u2014 and Yom Kippur, which marks the end of the observance./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122734/n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":122736,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"lazy_load_responsive_images_disabled":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17023,35201,35966,41726],"tu_author":[],"class_list":["post-122734","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arts","tag-college-of-arts-and-humanities","tag-department-of-history","tag-inclusive-excellence","tag-judaic-studies"],"yoast_head":"/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/122734/n
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