07 Sep Kashruth Question of the Week

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What is preferable, to wake up early and recite Selichos before dawn, or to stay up late and recite Selichos after Chatzos (midnight)? Rav Yitzchak Zylberstein (Chashukei Chemed, Yoma 22a) writes...

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07 Sep A Night to Remember: On the Essence of Rosh Hashana

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“Coronation Night” – that is how one of the great spiritual masters would define the night of Rosh Hashanah. In a 1974 sermon, Rabbi Yosef Dov Soleveitchik (1903-1993), one of the...

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07 Sep The Super- Power of Tefillin

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The posuk reveals, “V’ra-u chol amei haaretz ki Sheim Hashem nikra alecha v’yaru mimeka – And all of the nations of the world will see that the Name of Hashem...

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07 Sep Changes These Yomim Tovim Due to Covid-19

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1. Shuls that must abridge Davening due to Covid-19 May suffice with the primary requirement to blow only 60 shofar blasts and not the final 40 at the end of...

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07 Sep 3 Things That We Can Still Control, Even When We Feel Powerless

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The story is told of a young couple that moved into a new neighborhood. The next morning while they were eating breakfast, the young woman saw her neighbor hanging laundry...

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07 Sep Parashat Nitzavim/Vayelech: Understanding the Shofar’s Call

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The Midrash (Vayikra Rabba) teaches that on Rosh Hashanah, G-d sits on the “throne of judgment,” ready to carefully judge and scrutinize every individual. But when we sound the shofar,...

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07 Sep Elul

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The roshei teivos of לולא†is: ונניע†ה≠ילו†ה≠יל†ונא. The Imrei Chaim zt’l said that the translation of these words “we are to Hashem and our eyes are to Hashem” insinuates the importance of guarding...

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07 Sep Trapped by the Sermon

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Many rabbis use the Yom Tovim sermons as an opportunity to showcase their talents and to showcase crucial ideas and themes. Considering the large crowd, rabbis may spend months preparing...

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07 Sep Apple Cider Donut Cake

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INGREDIENTS: For the Cake: Yellow cake mix 3/4 cup apple cider 1/4 cup water 1/2 cup apple sauce 3 eggs 1 tbsp brown sugar 1 tsp vanilla 1/8 cup cinnamon 1/4 cup sugar 1/4 cup melted margarine   For the Dipping Glaze: 1 cup...

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01 Sep Nissim Black on Jewish Pride

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I am tired of the viral anti-Semitic tweets. I am angry for the college kids who tell me that they are bullied when they stand up for Israel and our...

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