Sukkot

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Sukkot: The First Sin

Rabbi Jay Kelman

“And you shall take for yourselves on the first day, the fruit of the hadar tree, date palm fronds, a branch of a braided tree, and willows of the brook, and you shall rejoice before the Lord your G-d for seven days" (Vayikra 23:40). As the above…
Article
Sep 29, 2023

eTiM -Interpreting Prayer through Nusach HaTefillah

Chazzan Joseph Malovany

Thursdays, September 14 - October 5,  2023 12:30 pm Eastern, 7:30 pm Israel In this four-part series Chazzan Joseph Malovany will highlight how nusach, the proper melodies both enhance and interpret our tefillot.    Series 2 Thursday, September 14,…
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Sep 5, 2023

e-TiM: Tefilot in the Talmud: Comparisons between the Talmud Bavli and Yerushalmi

Dr. Beni Gesundheit

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…
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Aug 9, 2023

e-TiM: Kohelet: The Sphinx of Scriptures

Rabbi Moshe Shulman

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…
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Aug 8, 2023

Shabbat Chol HaMoed: a Matter of Context

Rabbi Jay Kelman

When studying literature we must study not only its content, but also its form. This is especially true in the study of poetry, where the words themselves offer only a limited understanding of the text. Our Torah, in addition to being a description…
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Oct 14, 2022

Sukkot: Time to Teach

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Holidays are a most opportune time to instill in our children the values and character traits that personify a Jewish lifestyle. At first glance Pesach, more than any other holiday, seems to embody the critical importance of teaching our children.…
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Oct 9, 2022

Shabbat Chol HaMoed: A Long Journey

Rabbi Jay Kelman

It is hard to imagine a more impactful ritual than that of our weekly Torah reading. While its origins date to Moshe Rabbeinu—acting in his capacity as a rabbinic sage, not as prophet delivering G-d's message—and Ezra the scribe, it was not until…
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Sep 24, 2021

Sukkot: The Season of Joy

Rabbi Jay Kelman

"On the first day, you must take for yourself a fruit of the citron tree, an opened palm frond, myrtle branches, and willows of the brook, and you shall rejoice before G-d for seven days" (Vayikra 23:40).  While there is also a mitzvah to rejoice on…
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Sep 20, 2021

Prayer for Rain

Rabbi David Silber

Audio
Oct 14, 2020

Sukkot: Leading by Example

Rabbi Jay Kelman

For many years, students were introduced to the study of Talmud with Eilu Metziot, the second chapter of masechet Bava Metzia, focusing on the mitzvah of hashavat aveidah, returning lost objects. Beyond the technical details of this mitzvah, Talmud…
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Oct 7, 2020