Birthing the New Year 5781: Break. Breathe. Push. (Rosh Hashanah

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Title

Birthing the New Year 5781: Break. Breathe. Push. (Rosh Hashanah

Description

This strange phrase, harat Olam, is first uttered by Jeremiah when he saw his prophecies falling on deaf ears. In desperation, he curses the day he was born. He laments that God did not allow his mother’s womb to be his tomb, and he wishes that his mother had remained harat olam— eternally pregnant.

Subject

Analogies to Mythic Narratives

has community

Progressive Judaism

Spatial Coverage

New York

has denomination

Central Synagogue

Date Submitted

11/16/2020 12:01

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