Embark on a journey of Jewish learning and discovery, exploring the depth of our Jewish Holidays resources, where tagged items including audio, programs, and podcast episodes await your exploration.
Rabbi Jay Kelman, Rabbi Allen Schwartz, Dr. Malka Z. Simkovich and 5 more
Join us for a day of information and inspiration as we prepare for the Yamim Noraim
Times are Eastern.
9:15 amRosh Hashanah: What are we Celebrating
Rabbi Jay Kelman
9:45 amJeremiah 31: National Redemption as a Paradigm for Personal Redemption…
e-TiM: A Closer Look at the Machzor
Rabbi Jay Kelman
Fridays, September 1 to September 22: 9:30am Eastern, 4:30pm Israel
We will study the Amidah of Maariv, Shacharit and Mincha of Rosh Hashanah; its sources, development, layers of meaning and other…
What is a Kosher Shofar?
Rabbi Dr. Ari Zivotofsky
Wednesday, September 6, at 11:00 am Eastern, 6:00 pm Israel
The Torah calls Rosh Hashana "Yom Terusah". What should or may one use in order to produce that sound? Are there preferences? Did the…
This series of classes is sponsored by Marla and Jack Samuel in honour of two beloved and missed members of the Toronto community: Yitz (Isaac) Kurtz z”l and Isaac Hollander z”l.
Both were gentle, kind, extremely accomplished Talmidei Chachahim and…
Tishrei: A Month of Holidays or A Holiday Month
Rabbi Menachem Leibtag
Sundays, August 20 to September 3: 11:15am Eastern, 6:15pm Israel
Saturdays, September 9 & 23: 10:00pm Eastern, 5:00am (Sunday) Israel
Sunday, August 20, 11:15am…
Kohelet: The Sphinx of Scriptures
Rabbi Moshe Shulman
Tuesdays starting August 22nd at 1:00 pm eastern, 8:00 pm Israel time
No text in Tanakh has captured our imagination more than Kohelet. King Solomon’s philosophical treatise is at once enigmatic…
The Prophet Yona and Maftir Yona
Simi Peters
Wednesdays, August 23 to September 20 - 1:00 pm Eastern, 8:00 pm Israel
Yona is a book marked by omissions and mysteries. Using midrash and classic biblical commentary, we will explore this intriguing…
Our holidays form natural units, as none truly stand alone. The 49 days of the omer link Pesach to Shavuot. We begin the holiday cycle by celebrating our freedom from slavery, a prelude to service of G-d cemented at Sinai. Pesach, Shavuot and Sukkot…
“Rav Yochanan said: Jerusalem was destroyed only because they followed the laws of the Torah” (Bava Metzia 30b).
The Talmud is incredulous at such an assertion – should they follow the laws of violence they query? The Talmud explains that what Rav…
Dr. Yael Ziegler, Rabbi Doron Perez, Rabbi Jay Kelman and 5 more
Please join us online for a day of learning and reflection:
11:00amDestruction and Discovery: Second Temple Jerusalem Through the Lens of Archaeology
Shulie Mishkin
12:00pmThe Destruction of Jerusalem - Who's to Blame: the Farmers, the Bankers, or…