On fathers and sons—and sacrifice; what's gained by losing weight; Rosh Hashanah in Uman; teaching kids to apologize; more

Shul on Rosh Hashanah? No, thank you. Honey cake? Yes, please. [Tablet Logo] [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Rss]( [Podcast]( [Np]( September 22, 2017 [Sacrificing My Childhood]( [Largeimage]( Simon Yisrael Feuerman My father taught me Talmud as a boy—whether I wanted to learn it or not [Read This]( [Smallimage]( Observance / Liel Leibovitz [What I Gained by Losing Weight]( As the High Holidays kick in, one formerly obese writer reflects on going kosher, long runs, and mastering his sins [Read This]( [Smallimage]( Observance / Marc Caplan [God and Uman]( Joining the Breslovers—and my cousin—for Rosh Hashanah in Ukraine [Read This]( [Smallimage]( Family / Marjorie Ingall [Teaching Kids To Apologize]( The High Holidays are the perfect time to instruct children in the art of saying ‘I’m sorry’—and meaning it [Read This]( [Smallimage]( Family / Marjorie Ingall [Reprise]( My father would chant Torah on Rosh Hashanah’s second day—the binding of Isaac. The holiday reminds me of him and his beloved Mahler symphonies. [Read This]( [Smallimage]( [My Mother’s Cakes, Memory, and the Meaning of Me]( Shul on Rosh Hashanah? No, thank you. Honey and chocolate desserts in the mail? Yes, please. [Read This]( [Smallimage]( [A Jew by Rosh Hashanah]( For a convert to Judaism, the Days of Awe mark a renewed commitment—this year more than ever [Read This]( [Smallimage]( [Cairo’s Jews Show God They Are Still There]( On Rosh Hashanah, a fresh leader rallies a dying community in Egypt [Read This]( ADVERTISEMENT [Ad]( [Visit Tablet]( This email was sent to you by Tablet Magazine. To unsubscribe to this email, reply to this email with "Unsubscribe" in the subject line. Tablet Magazine | 37 West 28th Street, 8th Floor | New York, NY 10001 [Remove me from this list]( | [Forward to a Friend](