God Bless America
Abraham’s relationship with God was rooted in a covenant, an agreement between two parties, each having…
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Shabbat of Peace
I did a lot of traveling over summer – I was in Canada, South Africa, South…
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Jews In Booths
Five days after the intensity of Yom Kippur, Sukkos, the festival of joy and happiness, begins. …
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Is Fasting an Act of Suffering?
One of the best-known features of Yom Kippur — sometimes the only thing people know about…
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To Be or Not to Be? The Question of Rosh Hashana
According to Jewish tradition, before God created the first human being, a debate took place in…
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On Happiness
What is the meaning of happiness? How do we achieve it? It appears from this week’s…
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Are You Listening?
As we approach Rosh Hashana and anticipate the blowing of the shofar during prayers, I would…
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For The Shofar Blows for Thee…
The month of Ellul just began this week, heralding in the period of prayer and repentance…
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Rosh Chodesh Elul – The New Month
This week we will be celebrating the beginning of a new month in the Jewish calendar,…
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The Ninth of Av
The fast of the Ninth of Av, Tisha B’Av, is the most famous and the most…
