Jewish Treats about
The High Holidays
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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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09/16/2020
Symbolic Foods
Since Rosh Hashana is the Day of Judgment, it is customary to eat simanim,*…
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09/14/2020
Rosh Hashana 5781-2020
“A Message for the High Holy Days: ‘Export, Export!’” (updated and revised…
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08/20/2020
Forgiveness: An Elul Treat
Many feel that the three hardest words to say, in any language are: “I am…
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07/29/2020
Tisha b’Av
Tonight, at sunset, the saddest day on the Jewish calendar begins. Known as…
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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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10/03/2019
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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10/02/2019
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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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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09/27/2019
Holiday Greetings
The standard pre-Rosh Hashana greeting of “K’tiva v’chatima…
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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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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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