Increase Your Joy

Put a spring in your step as we look forward to the joyous new month of Adar which begins this Friday night.

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From Sadness to Joy

Experience the transformation tomorrow from a somber day of fasting on the Fast of Esther to the joyous celebration tomorrow night that is Purim.

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Increase Your Joy

Put a spring in your step as we look forward to the new month of Adar that begins tonight, about which the Talmud teaches that with the beginning of Adar, rejoicing is increased.

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Increase Your Joy

Put a spring in your step as we begin the month of Adar Sheni, about which the Talmud teaches that with the beginning of Adar, rejoicing is increased.

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Let the Joy In

Begin the joyous celebration of the month of Adar II by welcoming Shabbat as part of SHABBAT ACROSS AMERICA At Home! As part of the joyous celebration of the Purim during the month of…

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Sukkot 5778-2017

“Jewish Unity and the Festival of Sukkot” by Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald Of all the Jewish holidays, the one holiday that is singled out as a “Festival of Joy” is Sukkot. As the Torah in…

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Shavuot 5766-2006

"Appreciating Shavuot" by Rabbi Ephraim Buchwald Of all the major holidays and festivals of the Jewish people, the one that is least known and least appreciated is the festival of…

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Sukkot 5769-2008

"The Imperative of Joy" by Rabbi Ephraim Buchwald The festival of Sukkot is known throughout Rabbinic literature as "Z'man Sim'chah'tay'noo," the Time of Our Rejoicing. But joy and…

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Sukkot 5774-2013

"Half for You, and Half for G-d" by Rabbi Ephraim Buchwald In parashat Emor, the Torah states that creative labor is forbidden on the first and seventh day of the festival of Passover.…

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Observance and Prayer Outline

Passover Observanceand Prayer Outline The Seder night, when family and friends gather together to commemorate our redemption…