Sukkot 5785

The Tur (written by R. Jacob ben Asher 1269-1343) notes in the name of his brother that the three festivals, Pesach, Shavuot, and Sukkot, correspond to our three forefathers, Avraham, Yitzchak, and Yaakov: Passover corresponds to Avraham because the angels came to visit him on Pesach. (Avraham tells his wife Sarah to make “cakes” for

Yom Kippur and Sukkot: Reflection and Connection

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Yom Kippur 5785

This coming Shabbat is Yom Kippur! Instead of enjoying the traditional Shabbat dinner with our families with all their requisite delicacies and treats, we will instead be in shul, praying and fasting for forgiveness for our sins. Indeed, Yom Kippur is the only fast day important enough to override the Shabbat requirement of – ענג

The Ten Days of Teshuva 5785

Tomorrow night, Wednesday, October 2nd at sundown, Rosh Hashana 5785 will begin. Rosh Hashanah to Yom Kippur comprise ten days which are called עשרת ימי תשובה – The Ten Days of Teshuva. Maimonides writes: (The Laws of Teshuva Chapter 3)based on a teaching in the Talmud. כל שנה ושנה שוקלין עונות כל אחד ואחד מבאי

Tamuz: Avinu Malkeinu

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Wash Your Hands Before Rosh Hashanah Please!<br>Parshas Nitzavim Vayeilech 5784/Rosh Hashana 5785

Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis may go down in history as the most frustrated and frustrating doctor in history, but he certainly will also be remembered as the doctor that saved millions of mothers and infants. Born to a prosperous Jewish family in Buda, Hungary that ran a wholesale business in spices and consumer goods, Ignaz was