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Ask the rabbi: What's wrong with Rosh Hashana?

The nonobservant may peek into a synagogue or stand outside it on Yom Kippur, but not on Rosh Hashanah.

Rosh Hashanah
Rosh Hashanah
(photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)
ByREUVEN HAMMER
AUGUST 15, 2018 23:27
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