Introduction to Shofarot in the Musaf: By Jeff Bruckner (Rosh Hashana, 2013)
Around 1850, Schopenhauer pronounced noise to be the supreme archenemy of any serious thinker. His argument against noise was simple: A great mind can have great thoughts only if all its powers of concentration are brought to bear on one subject, in the same way that...Remarks Before Shofar Blowing: By Dan Anbar (Rosh Hashana 2013)
Today we are commanded to hear the sound of the shofar. This commandment first appears in Leviticus 23:24-25. It says: “In the seventh month, on the first of the month, it shall be a Sabbath for you, a remembrance of the shofar blast; a holy occasion.” In the next...Mating and Covenant: A Patriarchal-Matriarchal Perspective (A Sermon for Rosh Hashanah Day 1, 2013) by Rabbi Len Levin
Some friends have come to me in recent years saying (in one version or another), “I tried my best. I raised my child with the best Jewish education I could afford. But my child went out into the world, fell in love with whoever he-or-she fell in love with, and being...Comments on Parashat Devarim By Dan Anbar
The book of Deuteronomy – Devarim – is different from the other four books in that it is not what one would expect. It is not a continuation of the previous book, Numbers – Bamidbar, just as the book of Exodus – Shemot is a continuation of the book of Genesis –...Comments on Haftarat Matot By Dan Anbar
Haftearat Matot begins with the first chapter of Jeremiah and concludes with the beginning of Jeremiah’s second prophesy. It is the first of three “Haftarahs of Rebuke” that are read in the three Shabbatot preceding Tisha Be’Av – the date of the destruction of...Support and Donate
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