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Some Thoughts on This Year's Yamim Noraim

Rabbi Jay Kelman

The Yamim Noraim of the year 70 must have been quite traumatic. The Temple had been destroyed less than two months earlier and thousands lay dead, with many others exiled. Never in anyone’s lifetime had there been such a disruption to the…
Article
Sep 16, 2020

The Kohen Gadol Drama

Rabbi Dr. Aaron Adler

Audio
Sep 15, 2020

Interpreting Prayer through Nusach HaTefillah (Part 1) -Selichot and Rosh Hashanah

Chazzan Joseph Malovany

Audio
Sep 9, 2020

A Different Voice? Women and Shofar in a Time of Pandemic

Yoetzet Halacha Laurie Novick

Audio
Sep 7, 2020

Kol Nidrei and Tefillot Yom Kippur (Part 1)

Rabbi Dr. Aaron Adler

Audio
Sep 7, 2020

The Sounds of Tishrei

Rabbi Jay Kelman

  Thursday September 17   8:30pm Eastern TimeShofar and Shabbat: The Sounds of Silence  Thursday September 24 8:30pm Eastern TimeYom Kippur: The Sounds of Teshuva   Thursday October 1 8:30pm Eastern TimeSukkot: The Sounds of Joy Thursday October 8…
Program
Sep 4, 2020

From Yom Kippur to Sukkot

Rabbi David Silber

September 23: A Guide to the Machzor: Explorating the Central Motifs of the Yom Kippur Mussaf Service. September 30: The Spiritual Journey of Hoshanot October 7:       Prayer for Rain
Program
Aug 26, 2020

ספר יונה וסוכות במקרא

Rabbi Amnon Bazak

September 24 ספר יונה: ספר יונה מוקדש כולו לרעיון התשובה. בשיעור נעמוד על שני השאלות המרכזיות בנושא התשובה שאיתם מתמודד הספר, תוך ניתוח ספר יונה מתוך פשוטו של מקרא.  Today's shiur is sponsored by Eliakim and Esther Katz in memory of Esther’s…
Program
Aug 25, 2020

Re-experiencing the Rav's Yom Kippur

Rabbi Dr. Aaron Adler

Monday, September 7 11:00 am Eastern timeKol Nidrei and Tefillot Yom Kippur  Monday, September 14 11:00 am Eastern timeThe Kohen Gadol Drama Monday, September 21 11:00 am Eastern timeThe Finality of Ne'ilah
Program
Aug 24, 2020

Tu B'Av: Breaking the Glass

Rabbi Jay Kelman

One of the best-known wedding customs is the breaking of a glass during the chuppah. The common explanation given for this custom is that it serves as a reminder of the destruction of the Temple. Our breaking of the glass is meant as a fulfilment of…
Article
Aug 5, 2020