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The High Holidays
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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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09/20/2017
Tashlich
The Rosh Hashana tashlich ceremony is a tradition that is dear…
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09/20/2017
God’s Secret Things
Tonight, Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year, will be celebrated. While New…
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09/19/2017
Annulment of Vows
"I swear that this time I will lose weight" "I am going to pray every…
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09/19/2017
A Day Without Sleep
While Rosh Hashana is frequently translated as “new year,” the literal…
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09/18/2017
Symbolic Foods
Since Rosh Hashana is the Day of Judgment, it is customary to…
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09/18/2017
The Three Ts
On Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur we declare: "Repentance, prayer and charity…
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09/17/2017
Shofar Shorts
The shofar is one of the most recognizable symbols of Rosh Hashana.…
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09/17/2017
Birthday of the World
According to Jewish tradition, this Wednesday night, when Rosh Hashana…
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09/15/2017
Selichot
In addition to the unique prayer services of Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur,…
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09/15/2017
The Five Names of Rosh Hashana
In Jewish tradition, Rosh Hashana has several names that can help us…
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09/14/2017
Avinu Malkeinu
No prayer so thoroughly captures the Jewish people’s dual relationship with…
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09/13/2017
Holiday Greetings
The standard pre-Rosh Hashana greeting of “K’tiva v’chatima…
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08/28/2017
I Am To My Beloved
The Torah verse that epitomizes the emotion of love is: “Anee l’dodi v’dodi…
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08/22/2017
The Alarm Clock
New beginnings are often difficult.For those who are not “morning people,”…
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08/07/2017
No Holiday as Joyous
Tu b’Av (The Fifteenth of Av) is no longer the well-known holiday on…
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10/11/2016
Neilah: The Final Service
While one may make requests of God or atone for transgressions at any time…
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10/10/2016
For The Sins We Committed
One of the main steps in the process of teshuva (repentance) is…
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10/10/2016
All Vows
Yom Kippur begins this evening before sunset with the recitation…
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10/09/2016
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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10/09/2016
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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10/07/2016
The Book of Jonah
The Book of Jonah is one of the best known stories in the Bible and is…
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10/06/2016
Post Labor Day Whites
When is it fashionably acceptable to wear white after Labor Day? On Yom…
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10/02/2016
Two Days As One
How many days is Rosh Hashana? It seems the simplest of questions, since…
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09/30/2016
Tashlich
The Rosh Hashana tashlich ceremony is a tradition that is dear…
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09/30/2016
God’s Secret Things
In less than a week, Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year, will be celebrated.…
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09/29/2016
Nitzavim-Rosh Hashana 5776/5777-2016
“Israel’s Charge to Impact on the World” by Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald In…
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09/29/2016
Annulment of Vows
"I swear that this time I will lose weight" "I am going to pray every…
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09/29/2016
Symbolic Foods
Since Rosh Hashana is the Day of Judgment, it is customary to…
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09/28/2016
The Light of the First Day
“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. Now the earth was…
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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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