09/16/2013

A Special Purchase

Try to buy your own lulav and etrog.

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09/15/2013

But Wait, There’s More

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

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09/15/2013

Build Your Own Sukkah

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

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09/15/2013

Friends and Loved Ones

Sukkot is an excellent time to get together with friends and loved ones, so…

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09/13/2013

Neilah: The Final Serevice

While one may make requests of God or atone for transgressions at any time…

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09/13/2013

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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09/13/2013

Last Moment

Use this auspicious time to pour out your heart to God.

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09/12/2013

Lose The Leather

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

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09/12/2013

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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09/12/2013

A Personal List

Tomorrow night is Yom Kippur. Tonight, sit down and review the…

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09/11/2013

For The Sin We Committed…

One of the main steps in the process of teshuva (repentance) is confessing…

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09/11/2013

What’s In The Book: Jonah

The Book of Jonah is one of the best known stories in the Bible and is read…

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09/11/2013

Interpersonal Atonement

Now is the time to speak to your friends, coworkers and neighbors and ask…

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09/10/2013

Thou Shalt Not Anoint

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

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09/10/2013

Scapegoat

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

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09/10/2013

Time Plan

Make certain you leave yourself enough time to shower before Yom Kippur.

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09/09/2013

Post Labor Day Whites

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

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09/09/2013

From Holy God To Holy King

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

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09/09/2013

The Hard Work

For the next week, work hard at improving your imperfections (control your…

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09/08/2013

The Fast of Gedaliah (Tzom Gedaliah)

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

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09/04/2013

Two Days As One Day

How many days is Rosh Hashana? It seems the simplest of questions, since…

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09/04/2013

Tashlich

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

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09/03/2013

Annulment of Vows

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

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09/03/2013

Avinu Malkeinu

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

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09/02/2013

Shofar Shorts

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

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09/02/2013

Symbolic Foods

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

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09/02/2013

Sssssssh

When listening to the shofar, remain quiet so that you and those around…

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09/01/2013

Birthday of the World

According to Jewish tradition, this Wednesday night, when Rosh Hashana…

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09/01/2013

The Year Is Set

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

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08/30/2013

Selichot

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

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