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17 February 2008
The New Month of Adar
The new month of Adar has just begun and we are reminded by the rabbis that this is a time for rejoicing. As we prepare to celebrate this special time of joy, families in Demona, Israel will be grieving the loss of loved ones who were shopping in a mall when a suicide terrorist [...]
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22 January 2008
Tu’Bishvat 2008
As I look out the window and see the blustering snow and watch the cold wind it is apparent that winter is upon us. No one would even consider the possibility of planting for spring or summer. This is not an outside time, it is a time to hibernate in our warm homes. Nevertheless in [...]
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6 September 2007
High Holy Day Story
In the Hebrew month of Elul in the Year 5705 Chazzan Naftali Stern of Satmir solicited the help of fellow prisoner at the Nazi labor camp at Welfsberg so that the liturgy of the High Holy Days could be put down in writing. The Chazzan feared that leading the Congregation in prayer by recall alone [...]