by eklein | Oct 13, 2021 | All, Jewish Life
The High Holidays are behind us for another year. We have travelled God’s way in those marathon weeks, and it may be tempting for us to settle back into a comfortable, mindless rhythm until Chanukah starts at the end of November. However, from shofar blowing and...
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...
by eklein | Sep 18, 2020 | All, Jewish Life
The rhythm of the past rings true In rote fashion the days of awe Return to haunt the pious Jew Whose deeds have markedly broken the law. The trumpet sounds the coming time That reminds the world of God’s display When in the judgment day a sign To all who have chosen...
by eklein | Sep 18, 2020 | All, Jewish Life
We are about to enter the Days of Awe, beginning with Rosh Hashana and ending as the tones of the shofar mark the conclusion of Yom Kippur. This is a time of introspection as we evaluate our thoughts, actions, and attitudes in an attempt to ensure that all is right...
