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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