Structure of Amidah (Evening, Morning, Afternoon) I. Blessing of Praise (Standard). a. Shield of Abraham (Historical Relationship).b. Restores the dead to life (Power). c. Sanctification. II. Body of Rosh HaShana Amidah Identifying with G-d’s goal for humanity. III. Blessing of Thanksgiving (Standard) a. Restoration of G-d’s presence to
Read more →Author: Rabbi Emanuel Feldman “UNDERSTANDING THE HIGH HOLIDAYS” by Rabbi Emanuel Feldman * * * Tishrei, the month of Rosh Hashana, is the first month of the universe, and just as when G-d completed His Creation He contemplated and evaluated it, so does He do every Rosh
Read more →Author: Rabbi Stephen Baars NOTE: THESE JOKES ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU WITH THE INTENTION THAT ANY ADDITIONS YOU HAVE BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PERSON YOU GOT THESE JOKES FROM. 1. Man falls off cliff, 200 foot drop, holding on to branch. He cries out: “is there any one
Read more →Author: Rabbi Steven Baars Rav Noah Weinberg: “Why is Rosh HaShana a happy day – Yom Tov – it’s the day we are being judged – book of life or book of death? Because we know G-d is only judging us to set us straight, and therefore we
Read more →On the morning of Rosh Hashanah as the congregation was filing into the Synagogue, Rabbi Liebenberg noticed little Max standing in the foyer of the Synagogue staring up at a large plaque. It was covered with names and had small flags mounted on either side of it. The six-year
Read more →Author: Rabbi Emanuel Feldman “UNDERSTANDING THE HIGH HOLIDAYS” by Rabbi Emanuel Feldman * * * Tishrei, the month of Rosh Hashana, is the first month of the universe, and just as when G-d completed His Creation He contemplated and evaluated it, so does He do every Rosh
Read more →Let’s begin by thinking about some curious aspects of the High Holidays. We’ll raise a few different questions and then try to resolve them with the help of our three different clues. What is Rosh Hashanah all about? In other words, how do we refer to it?,
Read more →Author: Cindy Himelstein Introduction Turning the Toronto Experience Into Your Experience This manual was put together from the experience of organizing Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur services in Toronto, specifically at Yonge and Eglinton. For a few years, Aish HaTorah wanted to run services in this community.
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