10/02/2015

Shabbat Sukkot

Enjoy your Shabbat meals in a sukkah.

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10/01/2015

Rejoicing For The World

Among the unique rituals performed on the holiday of Sukkot were the…

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10/01/2015

More Than A Harvest Festival

Few people refer to Sukkot by the name Chag Ha'Asif, Feast of the…

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10/01/2015

Happy Rain

Be grateful when rain falls.

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09/30/2015

Water, Water Everywhere

Sukkot is considered the holiday on which God determines the world’s water…

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09/30/2015

The Sukkot Hoshanot Service

Walk into a traditional synagogue in the middle of morning services during…

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09/30/2015

Holiday On

Continue celebrating the holiday by dwelling in a sukkah whenever possible.

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09/27/2015

Everyone Does The Wave

One of the main mitzvot of the holiday of Sukkot is the waving of the four…

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09/27/2015

Ushpeezin (Oo’shpee’zin)

During the festival of Sukkot, the sukkah is intended to be our home. For…

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09/27/2015

Invite

If you have a sukkah, invite those who do not have a sukkah to yours.

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09/25/2015

The Four Species

The waving of the four species is one of the most beautiful and symbolic…

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09/25/2015

Room for Creativity

A few years back, The Atlantic Magazine featured a story about a…

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09/25/2015

Secure Some Species

Call your local synagogue to find out where to acquire a lulav and etrog.

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09/24/2015

But Wait…There’s More

Now that the Jewish people have repented on Yom Kippur and, hopefully,…

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09/24/2015

Build Your Own Sukkah

Webster's Dictionary defines a tabernacle as a temporary dwelling,…

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09/24/2015

Sukkah Around

If you cannot build your own sukkah, call your local synagogue to find out…

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09/22/2015

All Vows

Yom Kippur begins this evening before sunset with the recitation…

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09/22/2015

The Five Prohibitions of Yom Kippur

"...on the tenth of the month, you shall afflict your souls and do no work…

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09/22/2015

Fast Feelings

Have a meaningful and easy fast.

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09/21/2015

The Food of Yom Kippur

Food on Yom Kippur? Isn’t Yom Kippur the most famous fast day on the Jewish…

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09/21/2015

Inside Prayer

Jewish prayer is a complex, multi-layered activity. The sages refer to…

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09/21/2015

Make It a Feast

Set a beautiful table for the meal before the fast.

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09/20/2015

Thou Shalt Not Anoint

The observance of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, calls for abstention…

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09/20/2015

Like Clay in the Hand of the Potter

One of the most metaphoric and beautiful piyuttim (poems)…

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09/20/2015

In Advance

Prepare for the upcoming fast by beginning to cut back on caffeine. ……

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09/18/2015

Scapegoat

The Jewish people have often been cast as the proverbial "scapegoat." When…

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09/18/2015

Whosoever is Wise

"Return, O Israel, for you have stumbled in your sin" (Hosea…

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09/18/2015

Ownership

Take responsibility for your transgressions.

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09/17/2015

Post Labor Day Whites

When is it fashionably acceptable to wear white after Labor Day? On Yom…

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09/17/2015

Lose the Leather

Once a year, Jews around the world make a unique, and not always…

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