Jewish Holidays

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Sukkot: Seeing Double

Rabbi Jay Kelman

This week’s d’var Torah is sponsored by Gershon and Leah Vandenbrink with best wishes for a joyous Sukkot.  In rabbinic literature, Sukkot is known simply as “Chag,” (the holiday), implying that it is the holiday par excellence. It is the most…

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Sep 23, 2010

Yom Kippur: Just a Minute

Rabbi Jay Kelman

The death of the righteous atones, our Sages teach, and it is for this reason that during Mussaf of Yom Kippur, just after recounting the special service done in the Temple, we read of the deaths of the “ten martyrs” so cruelly murdered by the…

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Sep 18, 2010

Rosh Hashanah: The Right Focus

Rabbi Jay Kelman

“On Rosh Hashanah, it is written; and on Yom Kippur, it is sealed, who shall live and who shall die…” (Machzor). It is doubtful that there is a more powerful, emotional or poignant part of the davening on the yamim noraim than the…

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Sep 9, 2010

A Comparative Look at Teshuvah

Rabbi Dr. David Horwitz

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Sep 4, 2010

The Morning After

Rabbi Jay Kelman

The High Holiday period is one (we hope!) filled with introspection, reflection and a commitment to try to become a better person. Our religious antennae are at their highest point as we spend the day in prayer and fasting. For many, it is the only…

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Sep 2, 2010