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Scapegoat
We brought a goat to the synagogue in Jamaica. It was a great way to show the children how the Bible can come alive. The dictionary defines a scapegoat as someone meant to bear the blame for others. Originally, a scapegoat was a goat let loose in the forest on Yom Kippur after the high priest symbolically laid the sins of the people on its head. You can find this described in the book of Leviticus, chapter 16. We were looking for a way to make Yom Kippur memorable for the chi