10/04/2019

Avinu Malkeinu

No prayer so thoroughly captures the Jewish people’s dual relationship with…

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10/04/2019

Make the Effort to Improve, and be Sure to Sustain that Improvement

Think seriously about your Jewish New Year’s resolutions and how you will…

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10/03/2019

Will I Forgive You for What!?

An ancient Jewish proverb declares: “Loose tongues are worse than wicked…

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10/03/2019

Do We Attempt to Fool God this Week?

During the Aseret Y’mei Teshuva, the Ten Days of Repentance, Jews are…

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10/03/2019

Make the Effort to Improve and Sustain that Improvement

Any preparations you can make for Yom Kippur will enhance your experience.

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10/02/2019

From Holy God to Holy King

On Rosh Hashana, God judges the world (and all the people therein), but…

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10/02/2019

The Fast of Gedaliah (Tzom Gedaliah)

The Fast of Gedaliah is observed to commemorate the murder of Gedaliah, the…

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10/02/2019

Biblical History Parallels Current History

The tragedy of the murder of Gedaliah, for which Jews fast today, was a…

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09/29/2019

Symbolic Foods

Since Rosh Hashana is the Day of Judgment, it is customary to…

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09/29/2019

Annulment of Vows

"I swear that this time I will lose weight""I am going to pray every…

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09/29/2019

Be Careful What You Promise to Do

The annual annulment of vows reminds us how careful we need to be when we…

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09/27/2019

Holiday Greetings

The standard pre-Rosh Hashana greeting of “K’tiva v’chatima…

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09/27/2019

Wish Friends Well

Make sure to wish friends and family a “Happy and Healthy New Year,” a year…

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09/26/2019

Tashlich

The Rosh Hashana tashlich ceremony is a tradition that is dear throughout…

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09/26/2019

Shofar Shorts

The shofar is one of the most recognizable symbols of Rosh Hashana.…

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09/26/2019

Arrange to Hear the Shofar on Rosh Hashana

Make arrangements to hear the blowing of the Shofar on Rosh Hashana. While…

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09/25/2019

Remembering the Akeidah

In neither of the two Torah references to the holiday of Rosh Hashana…

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09/25/2019

The Year is Set

Rosh Hashana, the head of the year, is the day on which God determines the…

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09/25/2019

Destiny and Fate

While Jews recognize that God decrees what kind of year we will have, we…

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09/24/2019

Come My Beloved

The Talmud (Shabbat 116a) describes how the sages would greet Shabbat:…

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09/24/2019

I Am To My Beloved

The Torah verse that epitomizes the emotion of love is: “Anee l’dodi v’dodi…

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09/24/2019

Reach Out

God makes Himself close to us during the month of Elul. Make sure to reach…

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09/23/2019

A Dictionary for the Days of Awe

In Maimonides’ Laws of Repentance, he invokes five important and…

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09/23/2019

Forgiveness: An Elul Treat

Many feel that the three hardest words to say are: “I am sorry.” Yet, we…

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09/23/2019

Develop a Strategy for Asking Forgiveness

Come up with a plan how to approach those with whom you need to mend your…

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09/20/2019

Selichot

In addition to the unique prayer services of Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur,…

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09/20/2019

A Phoenix in B’nai Brak

Fifty years ago, on September 3, 1969, corresponding to the 20th of Elul,…

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09/20/2019

Yet Another Asset of the State of Israel

The State of Israel has enabled that which was destroyed during the…

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09/19/2019

Potential Energy

Parashat Ki Tavo begins by juxtaposing two important agricultural…

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09/19/2019

Brides and Grooms

Go out of your way to gladden brides and grooms at their weddings and the…

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