by eklein | Sep 29, 2020 | All, Jewish Life
“Yom Kippur shall be a holy convocation to you . . . .” On this day the shofar is sounded, a sober reminder of the ram that was caught in the thicket and slaughtered instead of Isaac. It was Isaac who inquired of his father Abraham, when ascending the mount...
by eklein | Sep 28, 2020 | All, Jewish Life
This is the second article in a two-part series. For the first installment, click here. A promise remains for those in Israel who are privileged and heed God’s call to share what they have with those who are in great need. Isaiah 58:8-10 states, 8 Then shall your...
by eklein | Sep 27, 2020 | All, Jewish Life
Yom Kippur is a day of repentance and atonement in which we express our humility and deference to God by going without anything to eat or drink. Since fasting can be quite difficult, in the days leading up to Yom Kippur Jews traditionally wish each other “an easy...
by eklein | Sep 21, 2020 | All, Jewish Life
Rabbi Vered Hillel shares videos demonstrating various aspects of the shofar blasts we blow on Rosh Hashanah. This is my favorite video because not only is the cantor blowing the shofar very well, but it includes all 100 blasts of the shofar as they are in the Rosh...
by eklein | Sep 20, 2020 | All, Jewish Life
Rosh HaShana, Jewish New Year, is celebrated on the biblical festival of Yom Teruah, the Blowing of the Shofar, which takes place on the first day of the seventh month [1], Tishri (Leviticus 23:23–25; Numbers 26:1–6). Since at least the Second Temple period (500 BCE...
