Rosh Hashanah

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Rosh Hashanah: A Great Gift!

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Teshuva tefillah, utzedkaha ma’aveerim et roah hagezeirah - repentance, prayer and tzedakah remove the evil of the decree.   Prayer is a great gift from G-d[1]. That the Divine allows human beings, full of sin to approach Him and…
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Chagigah 14: Acher, Please Return

Rabbi Jay Kelman

One of the hallmarks of the Western world is its inclusiveness. Great attempts are made to make all feel included, no matter their ability or their lifestyle. This is a most beautiful sentiment. Society has become more sensitive to the needs of…
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Rosh Hashanah: Do I Need to Pray?

Rabbi Jay Kelman

"On Rosh Hashanah, we read 'on the seventh month on the first day', and the maftir reads, 'is not Ephraim my precious son'; and some say we read 'and G-d remembered Sarah', and the maftir with…
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Rosh Hashanah: A Matter of Time

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Rosh Hashanah marks the beginning of the new year. But strangely, it does not mark the end of the old year. That task belongs to the holiday of Sukkot. On three separate occasions, the Torah refers to Sukkot as the end of the year (Shemot 23:15, 34:…
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Rupture and Repentance: Joseph and His Brothers

Dr. Bryna J. Levy

This special Rosh Chodesh Elul women's program is jointly sponsored by Torah in Motion and Shaarei Tefillah Congregation. Dr. Bryna J. Levy analyzes the story of Joseph and his brothers for lessons applicable to Rosh Hashanah. To see our flyer…
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Rupture and Repentance: Joseph and His Brothers

Dr. Bryna J. Levy

This special Rosh Chodesh Elul women's program is jointly sponsored by Torah in Motion and Shaarei Tefillah Congregation.  To see our flyer, click here.
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Yom Kippur: The Month After

Rabbi Jay Kelman

“For the sin we committed by wronging a neighbour, for the sin we committed by bribery, for the sin we committed in our business dealings”. On and on, we list the sins for which we beg forgiveness. And many, perhaps most, of these sins are between…
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Rosh Hashanah: Time to Remember

Rabbi Jay Kelman

David, Karen, and Beca Bookman wish their parents, families, friends, and the Or Chaim Minyan a Happy and Healthy Shana Tova, and a Shana Tova to Rabbi Jay & Ilana Kelman and their family. "Blow the shofar at the [beginning] of the month, when…
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Prayer From the Siddur or Prayer From the Heart?

Rabbi Dov Linzer

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The Ultimate Sacrifice? A Text-Based Analysis of Akeidat Yitzchak

Dr. Elliott Malamet, Rabbi Dov Linzer

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