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I write these words as I sit looking out the window at the absolutely beautiful snow that adorns our streets, homes, trees and all else outdoors. If white is the symbol of purity, then this is the purest day we have had in many a year. The street…
Unlike our other holidays, the holiday of Sukkot does not celebrate a particular historical event at a particular moment in time. Rather it commemorates and celebrates the long journey from Egypt to the land of Israel. We sit in the sukkah lema’an,…
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…
"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…
“With the approval of Hamakom, the Omnipresent, and with the approval of the congregation, in the convocation of the court above, and in the convocation of the court below, we sanction prayer with the transgressors.”
The night of the “Shabbat of…
The blowing of the shofar is a most enigmatic mitzvah. The reasons we eat matzah, sit in the Sukkah or take the lulav are readily apparent; they commemorate historical events and/or agricultural seasons. Yet the reason for the blowing of the shofar …
Wednesday, September 1
This special shiur is sponsored by Rabbi Refoel and Sharon Auman in memory of their dear son
Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu Auman z”l הרב שמואל אליהו ז״ל בן הרב רפאל נ״י whose 16th yahrzeit is on Elul 26. He accomplished so much in his…
In this series, we will being exploring various topics surrounding tefillah on Rosh HaShana. Join us as we explore the messages, sources, and models of the prayers we say on Rosh HaShana
Wednesday, August 11
Tefillat Chana as Haftara for Rosh…
Innovative but clearly based upon classic sources, Rav Kook revamps our view of Teshuva to be positive and motivating, not depressing. The common misconception is based upon the mistranslation "Repentance from sin", instead of "Return from mistakes…
“Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel said: There were no days more joyous than the 15th of Av (Tu B'Av) and Yom Kippur, for on those days the daughters of Jerusalem would go out in borrowed white clothing, in order not to embarrass those who did not have...…