12 Sep ROSH HASHANAH: EARNING HASHEM’S MERCY

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I once flew to Miami for one night, to deliver a talk. I returned to Brooklyn the next morning, taking a very early flight out of Miami. It was too early to pray Shaharit before the flight,...

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12 Sep WE ARE CHANA

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On the first day of Rosh HaShana, the haftara is the story of Chana, from the Book of Shmuel. It is the story of a woman who longed for a child, a woman...

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12 Sep SPECIAL ROSH HASHANA RECIPES!

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CORNED BEEF WITH GLAZE INGREDIENTS: one 3-4 lb corned beef Half a cup of ketchup Half a cup of brown sugar Quarter cup white vinegar Quarter cup of mustard 2 tablespoons oil DIRECTIONS: This is a family favorite. It’s...

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12 Sep DATING AND RELATIONSHIP ADVICE

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Dear Rabbi and Shira, Hi! I really enjoy reading your column each week and I’m hoping you can help me. I’ve been dating a guy for about a month and a...

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12 Sep ROSH HASHANA: THE YOM TOB OF EMUNA

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There is a tradition that the Ten Days of Repentance – the period from Rosh Hashanah through Yom Kippur – correspond to the Ten Commandments. Each day of this ten-day period is somehow associated with the corresponding commandments. According...

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12 Sep ROSH HASHANAH THE SOUND OF A SHOFAR OR A DONKEY?

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The Mishna says [Rosh HaShanah 27b] that someone who passes the back side of a shul or someone whose house is next to a shul and he hears the Shofar has fulfilled his obligation if he intends...

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12 Sep THE MESSAGES AND POWER OF L’DOVID HASHEM ORI – PART ONE

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As we are in the heat of the Days of Awe, there is a powerful segulah, a propitious activity in which all of us can take advantage of, and yet most of us are unaware of its...

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12 Sep ROSH HASHANAH: A SMALL STEP FOR MAN; A GIANT STEP FOR G-D IT’S NEVER ALL OR NOTHING

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What’s the Novelty? Teshuvah, or repentance, one of the greatest gifts that Judaism and the Torah have given humanity, is the idea that G-d gives second chances. This is a fundamental part of the Jewish experience and is written...

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05 Sep ELUL QUESTIONS WITH RABBI MOSHE ELEFANT FROM THE OU

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What is preferable? To wake up early and recite Selichos before dawn (a.k.a. alos hashachar, which is 72 minutes before sunrise), or to stay up late and recite Selichos after chatzos (midnight)? What about saying selichos after alos or...

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05 Sep REMEMBERING THE CHOFETZ CHAIM ON HIS 90TH YAHRTZEIT ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) AND G-D

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Artificial Intelligence is taking the world by storm leaving some awestruck and others terrified. While many have begun to utilize the rapidly developing technology in a myriad of ways, among the many concerns some have, believe it or not,...

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