Shmini Atzeret – 7 October 2023
Eighth Day of Assembly. Immediately following Sukkot, it is observed as a separate holiday in the Diaspora and is…
B"H Today Is 17 Tishri 5784 (2nd October 2023)
B"H Today Is 17 Tishri 5784
(2nd October 2023)
Eighth Day of Assembly. Immediately following Sukkot, it is observed as a separate holiday in the Diaspora and is…
Dwelling in the sukkah for seven days is a beautiful and inspiring experience; however, one would hardly describe it…
G-dliness is present not merely in the synagogue or in the house of study, but in every dimension and…
Sukkot is the festival that celebrates Jewish unity. Unity is the underlying theme of the festival’s three precepts: joy,…
Why do vacillation and hardship fuel growth? How can contradictory ideas embody a singular truth? Why does a simple…
Explore the Parshah together with a hundred generations of scholars and mystics, from Moses to today. Includes a detailed…
Got no more than five minutes? The Parshah in a Nutshell is an ultra-short, one-page synopsis of the weekly…
Our Parshah begins by mentioning the death of Nadav and Avihu, the sons of Aaron. Their death is something…
What is sin? The Midrash records a “panel discussion” featuring a philosopher, a prophet, the Torah and G-d.
Why do we fast on Yom Kippur? A common perception is that it’s to de-emphasize our physicality on the…
The Torah describes Yom Kippur as achat bashanah, “once a year” — a phrase which also translates as “the…
The most sacred—and mysterious—ritual in the Holy Temple was the burning of the ketoret, a specially prepared incense whose…
Explore the Parshah together with a hundred generations of scholars and mystics, from Moses to today. Includes a detailed…
Got no more than five minutes? The Parshah in a Nutshell is an ultra-short, one-page synopsis of the weekly…
Feast of Booths. Also called the Feast of Tabernacles, the seven-day holiday is one of the Three Pilgrimage Festivals…
Got no more than five minutes? The Parshah in a Nutshell is an ultra-short, one-page synopsis of the weekly…
Torah: Deuteronomy 32:1-52 Haftarah: Hosea 14:2-10; Joel 2:15-27 | Shabbat Shuva (with Ha’azinu) Haftarah for Sephardim: Hosea 14:2-10; Micah…
How are we to reconcile the loftiness of Rosh Hashanah with the mundane subject of a significant part of…
This, then, is the secret of prayer: The entire world may be ripping apart at the seams, but the…
“Binding of Isaac” has come to represent the ultimate in the Jew’s devotion to G-d. Every morning, we preface…
Explore the Parshah together with a hundred generations of scholars and mystics, from Moses to today. Includes a detailed…
Got no more than five minutes? The Parshah in a Nutshell is an ultra-short, one-page synopsis of the weekly…