According to Jewish tradition, Yom Kippur is the day Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the second set of commandment tablets — he had smashed the first — and announced God’s pardon to the…
Cellist Michael Fitzpatrick, whose grandfather founded the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, performs “In Memoriam” by CJ Vanston as a dedication to the children of Ukraine killed in a missile attack, during Yom Kippur services at Temple of the Arts in the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills on Wednesday, October 5, 2022.
Holocaust survivor David Weiner, 96, speaks with Rabbi David Baron during Yom Kippur services at Temple of the Arts in the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills on Wednesday, October 5, 2022. According to Jewish tradition, Yom Kippur is the day Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the second set of commandment tablets — he had smashed the first — and announced God’s pardon to the people for worshipping a golden calf.
“The world is noisy. It can feel bleak and confusing. But on this Yom Kippur, when we take stock of who we are and what we want out of life, we must not shut ourselves off from the troubles of the world. We must rise up and use the noise to create a sacred song that lifts us above everything. “As these Days of Awe come to a close, let us all take this opportunity to face the injustice and inhumanity in our world honestly and resolve to do our part to mend what is broken.”
Jeannie Opdyke Smith told the story of her mother Irende Gut Opdyke ’s heroism during the Holocaust. And Montana Tucker shared memories of her visit to Auschwitz with her mother, Michelle, to witness where her 94-year-old grandmother, Holocaust survivor Lilly Schmidmayer, once was interned.
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