Rosh Hashanah 5787

Introduction What words comes to mind when we think of Rosh Hashanah? Some will mention the months of Elul and Tishrei. Elul is the month that leads straight into Rosh Hashanah, which is at the beginning of the month of…

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Rosh Hashanah II

Rosh Hashanah II תשפ"ו The Mishna in Rosh Hashanah (1:2) teaches us that Rosh Hashanah is the day of Judgment for all mankind: (ב) בְּאַרְבָּעָה פְרָקִים הָעוֹלָם נִדּוֹן ... בְּרֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה כָּל בָּאֵי הָעוֹלָם עוֹבְרִין לְפָנָיו כִּבְנֵי מָרוֹן, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (תהלים…

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Rosh Hashanah 5786

Rosh Hashanah תשפ"ו Two weeks from tonight we will celebrating Rosh Hashanah, the day of judgment for every human being. The Mishnah in Tractate Rosh Hashanah teaches us (1:2): (ב) בְּאַרְבָּעָה פְרָקִים הָעוֹלָם נִדּוֹן ... בְּרֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה כָּל בָּאֵי הָעוֹלָם…

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Rosh Hashana 5785

When the Torah commands us to observe the festival of Pesach, it tells us clearly that it celebrates our freedom from slavery in Egypt. When the Torah commands us to observe the festival of Sukkot, it clearly tells us that…

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