Tachnun (Tachanun Prayer)

Tachnun (Tachanun Prayer) I wrote a post last year on this day, Sivan 13, about a cute story that happened in shul on the subject of Tachnun (Tachanun prayer). You can see it here. Searching for Jewish Beliefs? Click Here for my main article on Jewish Beliefs. Tachnun and a Chosson Again Anyway, I couldn’t…

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Pesach Sheni

Pesach Sheni Today is Pesach Sheni, Pesach Sheni 2010. The Gates of Heaven The sefarim bring in the name of the Zohar HaKadosh that during the week of Hod, which starts on Pesach Sheni, that the Gates of Heaven open up, and they announce, “Whoever didn’t succeed in making it in during the week of…

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More on Tachnun

More on Tachnun In the continuing saga, from yours truly, a troublemaker at heart, more on Tachnun … Tachnun With a Mohel We had an interesting happening in shul today that I want to share with my readers. I am writing on vav Iyar, when the secular population is celebrating you-know-what (a “nidcheh”). We had…

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Tachnun

Tachnun Today, Thursday yud ches Adar, we had a chosson in shul, so we didn’t say Tachnun. Searching for Jewish Beliefs? Click Here for my main article on Jewish Beliefs. Only Three Days Of Tachnun I commented, there are only three days of Tachnun between Purim and Rosh Chodesh Iyar, a chosson has to come…

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Tachnun

Tachnun I wanted to tell you what happened today in shul as a continuation of  this post here which is also about Tachnun. Searching for Jewish Beliefs? Google is sending people to this article, but it is a mistake. Click Here for my article on Jewish Beliefs. A Chosson In Shul Today is Friday, yud…

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Parshas Emor 5769

Parshas Emor In Parshas Emor we find some of the prohibitions for Kohanim. The Parsha of Emor In the Parsha of Emor we read about the prohibition for Kohanim to have contact with a mais, a dead person. The Or HaChaim HaKadosh brings from the Medrash Tanchuma, that the A’lmighty says, “it is not nice, it is…

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