Yiddishkeit

February 11, 2011
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YiddishkeitWelcome to the Yiddishkeit half of the blog. Yiddishkeit means colloquially “Judaism”, and here you can find original articles by yours truly on various topics of Jewish interest.

To navigate, in the left sidebar you will see a “Categories” box, with little arrows followed by the name of each category. If you click the category name, the table of contents, so to speak, of that category opens up, and the individual posts are listed.

Relevant categories are:

  • Jewish Beliefs
  • Jewish Holidays
  • Parsha
  • Judaica, and
  • Tzedakah

Specially featured posts you can find at the bottom of the page in the pictures in the footer, and timely posts I will try to have in the banner rotator. When the desired picture comes up, just click it.

Enjoy, and please leave feedback in the comment box.

To Deborah Feldman
To Deborah Feldman
Posted 10 days ago

Dear Deborah Feldman,

I see that you have made quite a splash with the presell of the upcoming release of your new book.

I come to make one comment. I don't want to…

To Deborah Feldman
Yom Kippur Vidui
Yom Kippur Vidui
Posted 136 days ago

Yom Kippur Vidui
I had an insight this past Yom Kippur about Vidui. Why do we say Vidui both in the silent Shemoneh Esrai and again in the Chazaras HaShatz, in…

Yom Kippur Vidui
The Three Weeks
The Three Weeks
Posted 219 days ago

The Three Weeks
This post about the three weeks, the mourning period between the 17th of Tammuz through Tisha B'av, is a condensed version of my post on Parshas Emor.

The Parsha…

The Three Weeks
Tsunami
Tsunami
Posted 240 days ago

Tsunami
In the Rosh Chodesh davening we add Barchi Nafshi, a perek from Tehillim (a chapter from the Book of Psalms) which speaks about the creation and the cycle of life…

Tsunami
About the Bechorot
The Fast of the First Born
Posted 244 days ago

Parshas BeHaaloscha 5771
I have been sitting on a question for decades which has to do with Parshas BeHaaloscha, (Parshat Behaalotcha) that suddenly this year I had an insight that may…

The Fast of the First Born
A Black Cat Crossed My Path
A Black Cat Crossed My Path
Posted 265 days ago

A Black Cat Crossed My Path
Yesterday a black cat crossed my path. Actually it's something that happens to me once every couple of months. Nu, what do you say, should…

A Black Cat Crossed My Path
Yachol MeRosh Chodesh Hava Mina
Yachol MeRosh Chodesh Hava Mina
Posted 299 days ago

Yachol MeRosh Chodesh Hava Mina
Would the person who found my article by entering into the search engine "Yachol MeRosh Chodesh Hava Mina" please contact me on the contact form. I…

Yachol MeRosh Chodesh Hava Mina
Isru Chag
Isru Chag
Posted 301 days ago

Isru Chag
For my take on whether to say Lamnatzai'ach on Isru Chag, Click Here.
Isru Chag Pesach
Yesterday was Isru Chag Pesach here in Israel. After davening a Yid came over to…

More About The Seventh Day of Passover
More About The Seventh Day of Passover
Posted 302 days ago

The Seventh Day of Pesach
For my previous deeper article about the Seventh Day of Pesach, Click Here.

More About the Seventh Day of Passover
Yetzias Mitzraim and Krias Yam Suf are two…

More About The Seventh Day of Passover
Parshas HaChodesh
Parshas HaChodesh
Posted 321 days ago

Parshas HaChodesh
I got real excited when I heard Parshas HaChodesh last Shabbos, when I realized that when Moshe Rabbeinu told over Parshas HaChodesh to the Yidden in Egypt, that this…

Parshas HaChodesh
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