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In Worship of the Heart, Essays on Jewish Prayer by Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik (edited by Rabbi Shalom Carmy) the Rav dissects the mitzvot into the two well known components: “maaseh ha-mitzvah” ...
As the Yamim Noraim approach and we pull out our Machzors for another year, the complexities of our relationship with Hashem often come to the forefront. One image that can elicit strong feelings is ...
It was a Rosh Hashanah like no other. It was the Rosh Hashanah when I felt as if I held a “Book of Life” in my hands. On that day, for the very first time, I opened S.Y. Agnon’s beautiful High Holy ...
It is because I think that we desperately need to clear the air before God’s appointed season, that of the – Yamim Noraim. We inadequately translate this term as the High Holydays. True they do take ...
PLATTSBURGH — A new cantor and non-traditional meditative services are two of the highlights of High Holidays 2019 at Temple Beth Israel, 1 Bowman St., in Plattsburgh. The Reform synagogue's ...