Shabbat Greetings

Sukkot is sometimes called Z’man Simchateinu – the season of our joy. And yet, there is something almost strange about the way we celebrate this joy: we leave our sturdy homes and…

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Shabbat Greetings

There is something especially meaningful about having a Shabbat between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. We have begun the work of teshuvah: of repentance, reflection, and change and then Judaism gives us…

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Shabbat Greetings

On this Shabbat as we celebrate Rosh Hashanah, we are asked to do something that is both simple and profoundly difficult: to remember. We remember the year that has passed. We…

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Shabbat Greetings

This Shabbat is different from other Shabbatot. We stand at the threshold of a new year, just before Selichot, just before Rosh Hashanah. In additiion, this year, there is another…

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