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I wish those celebrating Yom Kippur an easy fast, as the traditional greeting says. And I invite anyone interested to discuss the notion of atonement on this Jewish \u201cDay of Atonement\u201d \u2013 it seems as good a time as any to chat about the topic! Christians, if you need some food for thought, then take […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,152],"tags":[880,4692,14002],"class_list":["post-9669","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bible","category-judaism-religion","tag-atonement-theology","tag-holiday","tag-yom-kippur"],"yoast_head":"\n
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