How much do you pay for the privilege of sitting in shul all day on Yom Kippur? How much do your Christian friends pay to go to their churches? It may be the same amount. In a surprising and insightful series of articles, former NV Editor Josh Nathan-Kazis looks at how much we give to our houses of worship. [The Forward]
But what will you wear to synagogue? Here are some trendy suggestions. [Heeb]
And in our second visit to the Forward today, EIC Jane Eisner takes a trip to Haiti. [The Forward]
On a college note, eight more schools open up study-abroad programs in Israel. [Chronicle of Higher Ed.]
If you go on one of those programs, you can start trading in Israel’s newest black-market commodity: the etrog. [Vos iz Neias]
From all of us here at New Voices, have a good Yom Kippur, a gmar hatimah tovah and an easy fast.
