Jewish Holidays

Jewish Holidays

Jewish Beliefs – Tachnun

December 4, 2009
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Jewish Beliefs – Tachnun

Please see my other posts on Jewish Beliefs in the slider below: Jewish Beliefs – Tachnun I wanted to tell you what happened today in shul as a continuation of  this post here which is also about Jewish Beliefs – Tachnun. A Chosson In Shul Today is Friday, yud gimel Sivan. In shul this...
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The Jewish Holiday of Shavuos

December 3, 2009
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The Jewish Holiday of Shavuos

The Jewish Holiday of Shavuos This is an edited copy of an article that I wrote last year in a different blog before the Jewish holiday Shavuos. The Jewish Holiday Shavuos The next holiday coming up in the Jewish calendar is Shavuos, which falls on May 29 this year, (and the evening before). Shavuos...
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Jewish Holidays: Nine Rough Days

November 30, 2009
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Jewish Holidays: Nine Rough Days

Jewish Holidays: The Nine Days I wrote this article last year as part of a series about the Jewish holidays, during the Nine Days. I Thought That He Loved Me My father really let me have it. It was many years ago that my father gave me such a stinging slap and threw me out...
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Rosh Chodesh

November 17, 2009
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Rosh Chodesh

Rosh Chodesh This post about Rosh Chodesh is not intended to be understood by everyone. Rosh Chodesh Kislev Today starts Rosh Chodesh Kislev. I heard once from my Rosh Kollel decades ago an explanation for the seemingly surprising statement by Chazal that regarding the Korban Chatas of Rosh Chodesh that the Aibershter asks us...
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Parshas Be’Ha’aloscha 5769

November 17, 2009
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Parshas Be’Ha’aloscha 5769

Parshas Be’Ha’aloscha Let me share some thoughts on Parshas Be’Ha’aloscha that came to me like a flash. Parshas Be’Ha’aloscha One of the questions that I had for years, was that it says in Halacha that on Rosh Hashana one should not mention his sins, he should not say viduy, and so forth. Many skip in Aveinu...
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