Adar I: Avinu Malkeinu – Our Father Our King
RCLS | Mrs. Seema Selmar
Tales from the Stoveside
Parshas Mikeitz and Chanukah
Last night we had a Chanukah party at my house. I was busy preparing for an important lecture, so I was hoping to stay out of the kitchen entirely. But just when I thought I was free and clear, I…
Chanukah 5784
Chanukah תשפ"ד Before coming to Partners this evening, we lit the sixth Chanukah candle, celebrating the miracle of the one flask of oil, which should have fueled the candles for only one day and miraculously lasted for a full eight. …
Sukkot II 5784
Sukkot II תשפ"ד The Sukkot holiday is blessed with two mitzvot: the mitzvah to dwell in the sukkah for seven days, and the mitzvah to take the four species – the lulav, etrog, hadas (myrtle), and aravah (brook willow).…
Embrace the Dirt
Succos 5784
I like to travel with an entourage. It is not fitting for a man of my stature to be traveling alone, I need at least a few million followers wherever I go. The good news is that I usually get…
Sukkos 5784
Sukkot תשפ"ד 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…
I’m Hungery…You?
Parshat Ha’azinu and Yom Kippur 5784
In a field in Ecuador, mountains of bananas lie rotting in the sun. They are a bit smaller than the average banana, and because of that, no supermarket will buy them. They could be turned into baby food, babies generally…
Yom Kippur 5784
Yom Kippur תשפ"ד During the course of the year when we twice daily say the Shema, we recite the second verse,ברוך שם כבוד מלכותו לעולם ועד (Baruch shem ..) Blessed forever is Hashem’s Honorable Name, silently. On Yom Kippur, though,…
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