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Article: Finding a way; The Jewish high holidays are approaching. Rosh Hashanah begins on Wednesday, followed by Yom Kippur 10 days later. Although limited by age and circumstance, Jews in two Twin Cities nursing homes manage to keep the faith.(NEWS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- September 27, 1997
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Rabbi Esther Adler-Rephan arrived at work with a satchel in one hand and a shofar in the other. It was the time of year when Jews signaled the approach of their high holidays by, literally, blowing their own horn - the shofar.
Adler-Rephan, a transplanted Californian with a narrow face and lurking smile, serves as chaplain at Sholom Home East and West, Jewish nursing homes in St. Paul and St. Louis Park, respectively. Her job is to address the special spiritual needs of the residents - "which might mean talking to a resident about his or her grandchildren, or about God, or it might mean holding their hand and saying nothing."
Monday it meant presiding ...