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Elul: Saving the harvest

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Lively Overview of Sukkot

(Rabbi Shlomo Wolbe) Sukkot is also the "harvest festival." The grain that was left ... and before the day ends we eat a small meal to say "goodbye" to the sukkah. We pray to merit in the future to be ... read more

New books challenge readers to revitalize their Judaism

Sounded every morning during this month of Elul, the shofar is a call to review ... a Pornographer and a Wrestler named Chainsaw Taught Me About Being Jewish, Saving the World and Why Israel Matters t... read more

Joyous Sukkot Holiday Starts Sunday Night

Sukkot ... Elul and the High Holy Days, is the holiday on which the Bible encourages all of us to "be wholly happy". In recognition of that joy, the entire Hallel (praise) prayer is said each day of t... read more

Chanukah – a time of meditation and reflection

It is only when we consciously use music as a meditative vehicle for a spiritual experience that we can harvest the potential ... that G-d had intervened to save His Torah and His people from ... read more

Understanding significance of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur

This is because the autumnal atmosphere befits well this period of contemplation, and in light of the agricultural aspects of important Jewish festivals, fall is the harvest time of fruit ... the prev... read more

Faith in Focus: Holy days in the month of August

Tu B’Av has its origins in ancient times, when there was a Temple in Jerusalem; this day was the start of the grape harvest. Incidentally ... This holiday occurs on the first day of the month of Elul, ... read more

First Questions

The period of teshuva begins in earnest with the start of the Hebrew month of Elul, which we celebrated last week ... If you get too preoccupied with making sure that you go back and harvest every las... read more

Tzarkei Naomi Fund: Caring for Our Community’s Most Vulnerable

It is difficult not to take into consideration the devastating flood in Houston and its impact on individuals and families during this most auspicious time of Elul. No one would argue ... so that we c... read more

The Next Solar Eclipse in 2024: A Startling Message for the World

It seems that in the mid-19 th century there was a famine in northern Illinois. Thankfully, there was a bountiful harvest in the South. So the people in the North said that they felt themselves like t... read more