Jewish Holidays

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Na'aseh v'Nishmah: Accepting Torah through Thick and Thin

Rabbi Baruch Weintraub, Rabbi Moshe Taragin

Join Torah in Motion for an evening of pre-Shavuot learning with RABBI MOSHE TARAGIN, Yeshivat Har Etzion and RABBI BARUCH WEINTRAUB, Yeshiva University Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov One Text, Two Perspectives
Program
May 20, 2012

Yom Yerushalayim

Rabbi Jay Kelman

“And to the city of Jerusalem I will return in mercy”. We waited for close to 1,900 years to regain sovereignty over G-d’s chosen land. It took another 19 years until sovereignty was established “in the place that I will cause My name to dwell”. The…
Article
May 1, 2012

Yom Ha'atzmaut: Turning Dreams Into Reality

Rabbi Jay Kelman

“When G-d brought back those who returned to Zion, we were like dreamers” (Psalms 126). Who would have believed that after 1,900 years—and a mere three years after the greatest tragedy in Jewish history—the Jewish people could become sovereign in…
Article
Apr 26, 2012

Pesach: Who Is Invited to the Seder?

Rabbi Jay Kelman

"And the more one engages in the recounting the story of the Exodus, the more praiseworthy it is". To prove this point, the Haggadah recounts the story of the five Sages who spent "kol otto halayla", that entire night, telling the story of the…
Article
Apr 5, 2012

Pesach Cleaning: The New Slavery

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Like so many children, Pesach was my favourite holiday. Some of my fondest memories revolve around the seder. As an adult, not much has changed—save for the fact that I am aware that for many, especially women, Pesach is their least-favourite…
Article
Apr 3, 2012

The Structure of the Haggada: A New Look at an Old Text

Rav Yosef Zvi Rimon

Audio
Mar 20, 2012

The Structure of the Haggada: A New Look at an Old Text

Rav Yosef Zvi Rimon

The Structure of  the Haggada: A New Look at an Old Text
Program
Mar 18, 2012

Shushan Purim: United People, Divided Holiday

Rabbi Jay Kelman

“And Haman said to King Achashverosh: There is a certain nation scattered and divided amongst the nations” (3:8). Haman was well aware of the Achilles heel of the Jewish nation, the divisiveness that so often characterizes our community. As a small…
Article
Mar 9, 2012

The Art of Partying: Studying the Mishteh (drinking) in the Megillah

Dr. Tammy Jacobowitz

Recorded at the Tanach Conference 5772
Audio
Mar 5, 2012

Why Did Mordechai Not Bow Down to Haman?

Rabbi Nathaniel Helfgot

Recorded at the Tanach Conference 5772
Audio
Mar 5, 2012