Jewish Holidays

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Men, Women, and Ritual (Part 6) - Chanuka: Hallel Ve-hoda'a

Yoetzet Halacha Laurie Novick

Audio
Dec 16, 2020

Chanukah: Back to the Future

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Mai Chanukah? What is Chanukah? the Talmud (Shabbat 21ba) queries, a question we find with respect to no other holiday. The Talmud explains that Chanukah celebrates the miracle of the oil that burned for eight days, allowing the needed time to…
Article
Dec 14, 2020

Chanukah Program

Rabbi Dr. Aaron Adler, Rabbi Menachem Leibtag, Rabbi Dr. Zvi Leshem and 5 more

Chanukah Shiurim: All times are Eastern Sunday, Dec. 13:   11:00am The Story of Chanukah, According to the Book of Maccabees: A Different Miracle, or a Different Perspective?  Rabbi Menachem Leibtag Monday, Dec. 14:   11:00amChanukah: Nature and…
Program
Dec 9, 2020

Four Days: Four Holidays - 4 Days, 4 Holidays

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Audio
Oct 13, 2020

Shmini Atzeret: A Dual Holiday

Rabbi Jay Kelman

The Jewish holidays have two distinct themes. The shalosh regalim, three pilgrim festivals of Pesach, Shavuot and Sukkot, occurring at key agricultural seasons, are a time to reflect on our material blessings, specifically in the land of Israel…
Article
Oct 9, 2020

Sukkot: Leading by Example

Rabbi Jay Kelman

For many years, students were introduced to the study of Talmud with Eilu Metziot, the second chapter of masechet Bava Metzia, focusing on the mitzvah of hashavat aveidah, returning lost objects. Beyond the technical details of this mitzvah, Talmud…
Article
Oct 7, 2020

Sukkot: The Sounds of Joy - Sukkot: The Sounds of Joy

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Audio
Oct 2, 2020

Sukkot: A Very Open Sukkah

Rabbi Jay Kelman

For seven days a year, one is to “make his home temporary and his Sukkah permanent”. Ideally, we move our finest furniture, china, and even our bedroom set into the Sukkah, our “fall home”. While our modern-day living habits…
Article
Oct 2, 2020

The Spiritual Journey of Hoshanot

Rabbi David Silber

Audio
Oct 1, 2020

Interpreting Prayer through Nusach HaTefillah (Part 4) -Sukkot

Chazzan Joseph Malovany

Audio
Sep 30, 2020