‘Let’s form a chain!’
COVER STORY—In the midst of the Jewish High Holidays, ReadTheSpirit Editor David Crumm and author Benjamin Pratt reflect on the urgent calls to action voiced in the midst of hurricane relief efforts. During both Yom Kippur and hurricanes, there are inspiring calls for each of us to reach out and repair our broken world. Please, enjoy this column written by Crumm and Pratt and share it with friends, this week.
Holiday columnist Stephanie Fenton also marks Yom Kippur in a feature story with an added bonus—a video of the Kol Nidre music played by Pablo Casals.
Among our Jewish authors, who you might enjoy exploring during this season, are: Rabbi Bob Alper, Rabbi Joseph Krakoff with Dr. Michelle Sider, Debra Darvick, Lynne Meredith Golodner, Brenda Rosenberg, Suzy Farbman, Robert Pasick, and many of the Women of WISDOM.
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RECONCILIATION
AFTER 25 YEARS
GodSigns—In keeping with the Yom Kippur theme of reconciliation, Suzy Farbman’s column this week tells an amazing story of brother and sister artists who finally re-established loving families ties after a 25-year rift! Enjoy this story of Brenda and Steven Goodman, their widely divergent styles of art and the experiences that finally brought them back together.
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MORE HOLIDAYS
Want to see all the holidays? www.InterfaithHolidays.org.
MESKEL—Ethiopian Orthodox and Eritrean Orthodox Christians celebrate Meskel, a colorful, grand and rich festival recalling that ancient discovery of parts of the true Cross.
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MICHAELMAS—Welcome the autumn season and term by roasting a goose today, or making blackberry crumble: It’s Michaelmas, the Christian feast for St. Michael the Archangel.
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DUSSEHRA / VIJAYADASHAMI—Celebrating ancient Hindu stories, Dussehra also is an autumn harvest festival, a time when many Hindus pray for the renewal of the soil. Stephanie Fenton has the story.
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FAITH & FILM
ED McNULTY, for decades, has published reviews, magazine articles and books exploring connections between faith and film. Most of his work is freely published. Ed supports his work by selling the Visual Parables Journal, a monthly magazine packed with discussion guides to films. This resource is used coast-to-coast by individuals who love the movies and by educators, clergy and small-group leaders.
Among Ed’s latest free movie reviews are:
- ALL SAINTS—Our faith-and-film writer Ed McNulty writes: “At last! Here is a faith-based film that seeks to entertain and inspire rather than convert its audience.” (5 out of 5 stars)
- IT—Truly “creepy” and full of shocks, but the Stephen King movie has its flaws. (4 stars)
- CITY OF GHOSTS—The search to see this film is worth it, Ed says, giving this documentary 5 stars. The film focuses on a group of citizen journalists trying to battle ISIS messages in the Middle East.
- WHOSE STREETS? Another documentary to put on your viewing list, says Ed, is this fascinating exploration of what unfolded in Ferguson, Missouri, in 2014. (5 stars)
- SABINA K. Ed writes about this movie: “Its emotional arc moves from love and hope to puzzlement and despair to near death and then back to hope and love again.” He urges moviegoers to see it. (5 stars)
- SHORT TERM 12—This is a terrific feature film, says Ed. (5 stars)
- THE WOMEN’S BALCONY—You’ll have to look around to find this new film set in Jerusalem, but the search is worth the effort, says Ed, giving this movie 5 out of 5 stars.
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