Jewish Treats
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10/07/2019
For The Sin We Committed
One of the main steps in the process of teshuva (repentance) is…
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10/07/2019
Recite Viduy in Your Vernacular
When confessing sins before God, it is critical to understand what is being…
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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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