Jewish Treats about
The High Holidays
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09/27/2022
Vayeilech/Yom Kippur 5783-2022
“Difficult Transitions” (Updated and revised from Vayeilech/Yom Kippur…
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09/25/2022
Rosh Hashana 5783-2022
“Making Each Day Count” (updated and revised from Rosh Hashana 5764-2003)…
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09/25/2022
Tashlich
The popular Rosh Hashana tashlich ritual is a tradition that is dear…
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09/23/2022
The Three T’s
On Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur we declare: “Repentance, prayer and charity…
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09/22/2022
Birthday of the World
According to Jewish tradition, this Sunday night, when Rosh Hashana begins,…
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09/21/2022
Symbolic Foods
Since Rosh Hashana is the Day of Judgment, it is customary to eat simanim*,…
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09/14/2022
Forgiveness: An Elul Treat
Many feel that the three hardest words to say, in any language are: “I am…
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09/13/2022
Positive Thinking Day
One of the new holidays that has gained traction due to internet calendars…
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09/06/2022
I Am To My Beloved
The Torah verse that most epitomizes the emotion of love is: “Anee l’dodi…
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08/01/2022
Tisha b’Av
This Saturday night at sunset, the saddest day on the Jewish calendar…
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05/09/2022
Emor 5782-2022
“Priests and Death: An Unusual Relationship” (updated and revised from Emor…
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09/14/2021
Post Labor Day Whites
When is it fashionably acceptable to wear white after Labor Day? On Yom…
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09/13/2021
For The Sins We Committed
One of the main steps in the process of teshuva (repentance) is for a…
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09/12/2021
Yom Kippur 5782-2021
“Smashing the Golden Calves” (updated and revised from Yom Kippur…
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09/10/2021
Avinu Malkeinu
No prayer so thoroughly captures the Jewish people’s dual relationship with…
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09/09/2021
The Fast of Gedaliah (Tzom Gedaliah)
The Fast of Gedaliah is observed to commemorate the murder of Gedaliah, the…
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09/06/2021
Tashlich
The Rosh Hashana tashlich ritual is a tradition that is dear throughout the…
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09/05/2021
Vayeilech 5782-2021
“Appreciating our own Inner Worth” (updated and revised from Vayeilech…
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09/03/2021
Symbolic Foods
Since Rosh Hashana is the Day of Judgment, it is customary to eat simanim*,…
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09/01/2021
The Three Ts
On Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur we declare: “Repentance, prayer and charity…
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08/30/2021
Nitzavim 5781-2021
“Striving to Reach Heaven During the Days of Awe” (updated and revised from…
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08/30/2021
Selichot
In addition to the unique prayer services of Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur,…
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07/15/2021
Tisha b’Av
This Saturday night at sunset, the saddest day on the Jewish calendar…
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09/27/2020
The Book Of Jonah
The Book of Jonah is one of the best known stories in the Bible and is read…
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09/24/2020
Post Labor Day Whites
When is it fashionably acceptable to wear white after Labor Day? On Yom…
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09/22/2020
A Dictionary for the Days of Awe
In Maimonides’ Laws of Repentance, he invokes five important and pertinent…
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09/21/2020
Yom Kippur 5781-2020
“The Thrill of Coming Home” (updated and revised from Yom Kippur……
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09/21/2020
Avinu Malkeinu
No prayer so thoroughly captures the Jewish people’s dual relationship with…
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09/18/2020
Remembering the Akeidah
In neither of the two Torah references to the holiday of Rosh Hashana…
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09/17/2020
Holiday Greetings
The standard pre-Rosh Hashana greeting of “K’tiva v’chatima tova” ("May you…
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High Holidays
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Rosh Hoshana
The Jewish New Year starts with a celebration of the very creation of the world and a recognition of humankind’s relationship to the Creator.
Yom Kippur
The High Holidays culminate with The Day of Atonement.
There is a mysticism in that almost all Jews recognize the holiness of the day.
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