Still About Sukkot
Today we are going to speak about the Torah reading for Shabbat that falls on intermediate days of Sukkot: Exodus 33:12-34:26. Before we do that, however, I would like to clarify some…
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Your Joy Will Be Complete
ZMAN SIMCHATEINU Sukkot starts almost immediately after the solemn and sober Days of Awe—the days of trembling and repentance. We finish the fast of Yom Kippur, and on the same night, we…
Judah, Goats And The Day Of Atonement
TWO GOATS In Leviticus 16, we find a detailed description of the Day of Atonement liturgy at the Tabernacle and Temple: a sin offering involving two goats. They were chosen to be…
Shanah Tova!
What is Rosh Hashanah? Rosh Hashanah (Hebrew: רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה, “The Head [of] the Year”), the Jewish New Year, is a two-day celebration, which begins on the first day of the Jewish month Tishrei (usually falling…
Who Was Melchizedek? (3)
“Hidden Savior” Pattern This article concludes our analysis of 11QMelchizedek. As we have seen in our previous posts, this whole text presents an eschatological scenario of the coming judgment. In this sense,…
