Dedicated by Moris and Lillian Tabacinic · In loving memory of Menachem Mendel and Shaindel Tabacinic
Over the last many months, so many of the things that we thought we needed to connect to G‑d and spirituality haven’t been possible.
There are many details and rituals connected to the various obligations of a Jew. Even when it comes to matters of the heart, such as prayer and repentance, there are many laws and requirements.
A sukkah is an embrace. You sit inside and G‑d is hugging you. All of you, from head to toe.
Whatever you do inside your sukkah—sip a beer, chat with a friend, answer your e‑mail, or just sleep soundly—all is transformed into a mitzvah, a secure and timeless connection with the Infinite.
And then, when you leave the...
"G‑d, I am sorry," Yussie began. "I want to go inside to pray, but I haven't eaten anything for a day and a half, and I am afraid I will pass out and embarrass myself. So, please, G‑d, would you mind...
What is Yom Kippur all about? Unpack layers of meaning embedded in the requirement that we neither eat nor drink for the duration of this most holy and solemn of days.
I learned that if I needed life-saving dialysis, I would make time for it. And that is how I want to relate to you. Not like a chore. And not like a luxury. But like life-saving oxygen.
There is nothing new under the sun
– Ecclesiastes 1:9
Jethro Advises Moses
(1313 BCE)
The day after Moses’ descent from Mount Sinai on Yom Kippur, his
father-in-law Jethro encountered... Read More »
Donations Brought for the Mishkan (Tabernacle)
(1313 BCE)
The day after Moses’ descent from Mount Sinai on Yom Kippur, he
gathered the nation of Israel and... Read More »
Tachnun (confession of sins) and similar prayers are... Read More »
It is customary to begin working on -- or at least planning -- the construction of the sukkah... Read More »
According to an old Chassidic tradition -- mentioned in the writings of the Baal Shem Tov -- the day... Read More »
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