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Haftarah for Eikev

Isaiah consoles the exiled nation of Israel.

Talmud pages

Tractate Rosh Hashanah

Rosh Hashanah 30

Remembering through action.

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Mixed Multitudes

Schindler’s List and Hip-Hop Remembrance

When I was in Junior Congregation services at OCJCC-BI in Philadelphia, we spent Tisha B’Av — the holiday that’s the ...

Tractate Moed Katan

Moed Katan 9

Keeping our joys separate.

Tractate Eruvin

Eruvin 41

Changing times.

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Tobacco

Jewish authorities have much to say about using, and abusing, this substance.

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Celebrate, JOFA's Torch, Pray

It’s Time for a New Calendar

I have a rich undergraduate memory of a professor teaching about communities. She said that one of the key aspects ...

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Celebrate, More Holidays, Rabbis Without Borders, Rosh Hashanah, Tisha B'Av

What Should Your Rabbi Talk About?

Tisha B’Av (Aug. 5th), which commemorates the destruction of the Temple also marks the seven week countdown to Rosh Hashanah. ...

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Celebrate, More Holidays

Fast Days: Synagogue Laws & Customs

Fast days are acknowledged in the synagogue liturgy.

Isaiah Hebrew bible

Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Jewish Texts, Live, Prayer Services, Study

What Is the Haftarah, and Why Do We Read It?

Each Torah portion is paired with a passage from the Prophets.