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Rabbi Joseph Telushkin

Rabbi Joseph Telushkin is a spiritual leader and scholar, and the author of 15 books, including Jewish Literacy and The Book of Jewish Values. He is also a senior associate of CLAL, the National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership; a board member of the Jewish Book Council; and the rabbi of the Los Angeles–based Synagogue for the Performing Arts. He lives in New York City and lectures regularly throughout the United States.

Books

Jewish High Holidays Approaching in Late September

The most important Jewish holidays are Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year), which is observed this year from sundown September 29 through sundown October 1, and Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement), observed this year from sundown October 8 through sundown October 9. The books in this collection reflect on these important holidays, Judaism itself, and the food of the Jewish tradition.

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