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Following the success of its Rosh Hashana initiative, Young Adult Chabad is offering a full Yom Kippur service for the younger members of Sydney’s Jewish community…at no charge.
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Nov-21 7:30pm SBS World Movies: The Last Vermeer
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Apr-25 11:45pm SBS-TV: Auschwitz – One Day
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Yom Kippur is very different from all other jewish celebrations- even though biggest part of israeli citizens are secular and they dont keep shabbat, almost everybody keep Yom Kippur. I am a bit surprise with this add-as this day can not be entertaining one, it is much more about being alone and thinking about your mistakes and feel sorry for that..