Jewish Treats about
The High Holidays
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09/25/2019
Yom Kippur 5780-2019
“How does G-d Judge?” (Updated and revised from Yom Kippur 5760-1999) by…
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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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09/24/2019
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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09/23/2019
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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09/20/2019
Selichot
In addition to the unique prayer services of Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur,…
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04/28/2019
Acharei Mot 5779-2019
“The Forbidden Relationships Work Both Ways” (Revised and updated from…
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11/27/2018
The Jewish Holiday A Week before Chanukah
The Mishnah (Rosh Hashana 1:1) declares four calendar dates as “Jewish new…
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09/18/2018
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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09/17/2018
Post Labor Day Whites
When is it fashionably acceptable to wear white after Labor Day? On Yom…
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09/17/2018
The Book Of Jonah
The Book of Jonah is one of the best known stories in the Bible and is…
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09/12/2018
From Holy God to Holy King
On Rosh Hashana, God judges the world (and all the people therein), but…
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09/09/2018
Vayeilech-Yom Kippur 5779-2018
“And Moses Went...” by Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald In this week’s parasha,…
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09/02/2018
Nitzavim-Rosh Hashana 5779-2018
“Whatever Became of Sin?” by Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald According to Rabbi…
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04/23/2018
Acharei Mot-Kedoshim 5778-2018
“The Extreme Sanctity of the Holy of Holies--Revisited” In parashat Acharei…
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09/29/2017
For The Sin We Committed
One of the main steps in the process of teshuva (repentance) is…
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09/29/2017
Neilah: The Final Service
While one may make requests of God or atone for transgressions at any time…
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09/28/2017
All Vows
Yom Kippur begins this evening before sunset with the recitation…
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09/28/2017
Like Clay in the Hand of the Potter
One of the most metaphoric and beautiful piyuttim (poems)…
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09/27/2017
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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09/26/2017
Scapegoat
The Jewish people have often been cast as the proverbial "scapegoat." When…
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09/26/2017
Lose the Leather
Once a year, Jews around the world make a unique, and not always…
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09/25/2017
Yom Kippur 5778-2017
According to tradition, the Torah was given to the People of Israel at…
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09/25/2017
Inside Prayer
Jewish prayer is a complex, multi-layered activity. The sages refer to…
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09/25/2017
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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09/24/2017
Fast of Gedaliah
The Fast of Gedaliah is observed to commemorate the murder of Gedaliah the…
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09/24/2017
From Holy God to Holy King
On Rosh Hashana, God judges the world (and all the people therein), but…
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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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