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A Jerusalem Shavuot

Thursday, 12 June 2008

It's 5:00 am on Shavuot morning and I'm having trouble finding an empty seat at any shul (synagogue...

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Passover: The Hillel Sandwich

Thursday, 10 April 2008

Separate or together? The sages disagreed on how to eat the Matzah and Maror at the Passover Seder. ...

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Getting the Real Pleasure

Tuesday, 22 January 2008

Tu B'Shvat is a time to repair mankind's most famous mistake. The celebration of Tu B'Shvat -- ...

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The Single Light of Chanukah

Monday, 03 December 2007

Before lighting the Chanukah lights, we make the blessing: "... Who sanctified us with His mitzvo...

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Simchat Torah: Barometer of Joy

Wednesday, 03 October 2007

On Simchat Torah, we spend hours dancing with the Torah scrolls, both at night and during the following morning. We rejoice at our annual completion of reading the Torah, and during the same festiva...

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Succoth: Our Protective Fortress

Tuesday, 25 September 2007

The sukkah booth that we live in during the Succoth holiday is by definition a temporary dwelling. A structure over twenty cubits (ten meters) tall is a permanent structure and thus invalid as a suk...

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Tisha B'Av: Seeing Jerusalem in its Joy

Friday, 20 July 2007

"One who mourns Jerusalem will merit to see it in its joy." [Ta'anit 30b] At first glance, it seems strange that our Sages said that he will merit to see Jerusalem 'in its joy,' not 'in its r...

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