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09/28/2023
Ushpeezin (pronounced Oo’shpee’zin)
During the festival of Sukkot, the sukkah is intended to be our home. For…
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09/26/2023
Sukkot 5784-2023
“Worshiping G-d Wholeheartedly” (updated and revised from Sukkot……
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09/26/2023
Build Your Own Sukkah
Webster’s Dictionary defines a Tabernacle as a temporary dwelling, which is…
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09/22/2023
Whoever Is Wise
“Return, O Israel, for you have stumbled in your sin” (Hosea 14:2). Let’s…
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09/21/2023
The Five Prohibitions of Yom Kippur
“…on the tenth of the month, you shall afflict your souls and do no work at…
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09/20/2023
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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09/19/2023
For The Sins We Committed
One of the main steps in the process of teshuva (repentance) is for…
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09/18/2023
Haazinu-Yom Kippur 5784
"A Propitious Time for Repentance" (updated and revised from Haazinu…
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09/18/2023
The Fast of Gedaliah (Tzom Gedaliah)
The Fast of Gedaliah is observed to commemorate the assassination of…
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09/15/2023
Symbolic Foods
Since Rosh Hashana is the Day of Judgment, it is customary to eat simanim*,…
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09/14/2023
Avinu Malkeinu
No prayer so thoroughly captures the Jewish people’s dual relationship with…
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09/13/2023
The Five Names of Rosh Hashana
In Jewish tradition, Rosh Hashana has several names that can help us…
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09/12/2023
Birthday of the World
According to Jewish tradition, this Friday night, when Rosh Hashana begins,…
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09/11/2023
Rosh Hashana 5784-2023
“Actions and their Implications” (updated and revised from Rosh Hashana…
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09/11/2023
9/11 and Jewish History
The attack on the continental U.S. homeland on September 11, 2001 changed…
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09/08/2023
Literacy
Today, September 8th, is the United Nations Educational, Scientific and…
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09/07/2023
Selichot
In addition to the unique prayer services of Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur,…
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09/06/2023
A Phoenix in Bnei Brak
Fifty-four years ago, corresponding to the 20th of Elul, which is today,…
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09/05/2023
Seeking God in Elul
In anticipation of the High Holy Days and during the High Holy Days…
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09/04/2023
Nitzavim-Vayeilech 5783-2023
“The Promise of Total Return” (updated and revised from Nitzavim-Vayeilech…
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09/04/2023
Labor, Technology and the Torah
Labor celebrations have taken place throughout North America since the…
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08/31/2023
Forgiveness: An Elul Treat
Many feel that the three hardest words to say, in any language are: “I am…
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08/30/2023
Houston Healthcare
Many cities have Jewish hospitals, but Houston also has a Jewish Institute…
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08/28/2023
Kee Tavo 5783-2023
"The Centrality of Joy in Jewish Observance" (updated and revised from Kee…
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08/28/2023
Happy Bow Tie Day
Today is Bow Tie Day, which is celebrated annually on August 28th. The bow…
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08/25/2023
Kiss and Make Up
Today, August 25th, is the anonymously anointed “Kiss and Make Up Day.”…
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08/24/2023
Burying The Dead
An unusually large body of Jewish law is concerned with interpersonal…
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08/23/2023
Mission: Impossible
If you were to search the famous “Hollywood Walk of Fame” in Los Angeles…
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08/21/2023
Kee Teitzei 5783-2023
“The Torah’s ‘Secret’ for Longevity” (updated and revised from Kee Teitzei…
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08/21/2023
Honor The “Hoary Head”
Senior Citizen Day, an annual event observed on August 21st, is a day meant…
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