Five days after the solemnity and intensity of Yom Kippur, Sukkot, the festival of joy and happiness, begins. The Torah describes the festival as follows: On ...
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A great rabbi once said that it is easier to memorize the entire Babylonian Talmud than to change one character trait. Self-improvement is one of ...
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It is customary to add a Psalm to our prayers during the month preceding Rosh Hashanah. The Psalm is Chapter 27 and is one of ...
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It’s the season for repentance, so a few words about a Jew who returned to Judaism. Sir Waldemar Mordechai Wolff Haffkine (1860 – 1930) worked ...
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I just returned from taking my car for an oil change and safety inspection. We do not only regularly inspect our cars, but, as someone ...
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As the baal tokeah for Gateways on Rosh Hashanah I bought a new shofar two years ago. It had caught my eye at the Judaica ...
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We are just beginning the month of Ellul, the month of preparation for the Jewish New Year, Rosh HaShana and also for Yom Kippur, the ...
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During the Covid-19 pandemic I have been washing my hands every more than normal. As an observant Jew even in normal times I am constantly ...
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We are at the end of the three week period of mourning for the destruction of both the first and second Temples and, in general, ...
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