Jewish Holidays

Embark on a journey of Jewish learning and discovery, exploring the depth of our Jewish Holidays resources, where tagged items including audio, programs, and podcast episodes await your exploration.

The Prophet Who Stole Channuka: The Biblical Roots of a Rabbinical Holiday

Rabbi Menachem Leibtag

Audio

Dec 17, 2014

The Prophet Who Stole Channuka

Rabbi Menachem Leibtag

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Program

Nov 25, 2014

Hoshana Rabbah: Water Falls

Rabbi Jay Kelman

"On the Yom Tov of the last day, we read 'Kol Habechor, every first born'" (Devarim 15:19, Megillah 31a). Finding an appropriate Torah reading for Shmini Azeret is no easy task. The holiday is mentioned only twice in Chumash: once as a passing…

Article

Oct 15, 2014

Sukkot: The Twin Pillars

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Pesach and Sukkot are the twin pillars of the Jewish year. They are exactly six months apart, each on the fifteenth day of the first month of their respective years. Pesach marks the apex of the lunar year that begins in Nissan, and Sukkot does the…

Article

Oct 8, 2014

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…

Article

Sep 29, 2014

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…

Article

Sep 24, 2014

How Humility Destroyed the Temple

Rabbi Josh Gutenberg

Torah in Motion sponsors programming for Tisha B'Av annually. Our program enables one to truly understand and feel the losses that we experienced, and sharpens our ability to focus on the mourning required on this day.

Audio

Aug 12, 2014