The Fast of the 17th of Tammuz
Everyone knows about fasting on Yom Kippur. There are, however, several other fast days on the Jewish calendar that are not nearly as well known. One of the prominent fasts is the Fast of…
Best Practices for leading a High Holiday Beginners Service
Best Practices for leading a High Holiday Beginners Service…
HRCC-Level One Advanced Evaluation
HRCC-Level One Advanced EvaluationPlease let us know about your experience with the Level I Advanced Hebrew Class on Zoom Your…
Improve Your Odds
Use this Shabbat, known as Shabbat Shuva, to contemplate how to repent for prior transgressions and how to improve going forward. The famous Talmudic statement; "In a place where…
Holiday Workshops Evaluation
Holiday Workshops EvaluationPlease let us know about your experience with the Holiday Workshops on Zoom Your feedback will…
Put it Together
Enhance your celebration of the joyous holiday of Sukkot by building your own sukkah. One of the beautiful explanations about why we sit in a sukkah is that it represents an inherent…
Pom-Enjoyment
Make sure to say the proper blessing over your National Pomegranate Month (November) treats: Ha’etz for the fruit of the pomegranate, and She'ha'kol for pomegranate drinks.
Fine Words
When in the presence of a recently married bride or groom, say nice things about their new spouse. While the badeken gives the bridegroom the opportunity to make sure she is the woman…
Before You Light at Sundown
Just before lighting candles for Shabbat, say a prayer for those you know who need to be healed or are waiting to meet their soul mate. The Talmud Baba Kamma 92a notes that if a person…
Introduction to Bible Evaluation
Introduction to Bible EvaluationPlease let us know about your experience with the Introduction to Bible on Zoom Your feedback…