Leil Selichot 2022 / סליחות 5782 WHAT!? 'Praying' in preparation for the High Holidays at Midnight? What is going on here? The13 Attributes perhaps? Seems like a 'massive' undertaking . . . to say the least. סא חֶבְלֵי רְשָׁעִים עִוְּדֻנִי; תּוֹרָתְךָ, לֹא … [Read more...]
Weekly Torah Gatherings – Wed 9/7
What is this and why is this -- and why is this now (i.e. in this week's Parsha)? יא לֹא תִלְבַּשׁ שַׁעַטְנֵז, צֶמֶר וּפִשְׁתִּים יַחְדָּו. {ס} Deut 22: 11 Thou shalt not wear a mingled stuff, wool and linen together. {S} Oh, that's a relief - it's Shatnez Free - so don't sweat … [Read more...]
Weekly Torah Gatherings – Wed 8/31
Sounding the Shofar -- causes . . . confusion Blowing the shofar — which is actually a Rosh Hashanah activity <— for a month in advance, confuses the prosecuting angel, (also known as 'Satan'), who, in addition to not knowing which day is the real Rosh Hashanah, is actually . . . wait for it . . … [Read more...]
Weekly Torah Gatherings – Sun 8/28
Every day of Elul? Shofar, so good? The beginning of the Shofar: is today the day? א וּבַחֹדֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִי בְּאֶחָד לַחֹדֶשׁ, מִקְרָא-קֹדֶשׁ יִהְיֶה לָכֶם--כָּל-מְלֶאכֶת עֲבֹדָה, לֹא תַעֲשׂוּ: יוֹם תְּרוּעָה, יִהְיֶה לָכֶם. Number 29:1 And in the seventh month, on the first day of the … [Read more...]
Weekly Torah Gatherings – Wed 8/24
Like a blessing for the Czar, let it be far far away from us . . . Can love and commitment (which have come into being), ever be broken? In the greater scheme of things, this is the month in which to think it over . . . This Friday evening through Saturday evening, Rosh Chodesh Elul 2022 … [Read more...]
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