The Closing of the Gates: N'ilah Georgia Trilogy surprisingly

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As much an expression of his impassioned commitment to Jewish law as it is testament to a lifetime of intellectual questioning and courage

While conventional accounts focus on the sixties as the era of pivotal change that swept the nation

encouraging today’s modern seeker to stretch to new ways of thinking with both heart and mind

and the feeling that you can't shake your past

The Closing of the Gates: N'ilah Georgia Trilogy surprisinglyNilah, the closing of the gates is, in many ways, the most anticipated worship service in the entire Jewish calendar. Coming at the end of the 24 hour fast that characterizes Yom Kippur (The Day of Atonement), it symbolizes the days of old when the gates of the ancient Temple closed at last, and with them, the last chance for prayers of atonement and reconciliation with God and with others. Nowadays, the synagogue service that replaced the Temple cult