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Rabbi Shimon Apisdorf

Corona b’Shofar

September 16, 2020, by

A Thought Experiment Let’s assume that Jerusalem is the eye of the universe; the beating heart and soul of Am Yisroel, and all mankind. As we know: From Jerusalem the world was created. From the dust of Jerusalem man was formed. And, both the first lech lecha, and the final lech lecha of the Akeida—the […]

Covid Ha’atzmaut: The Shofar in Our Hearts

April 27, 2020, by

The State of Israel, and Yom Ha’atzmaut, may need a lot of rethinking, and their relationship to Covid-19 demands careful reflection.  I’m writing these words with love, and I pray that is how you will receive them. A Short Story It was the winter of 2004, and I was feeling a need to add a […]

What If?

September 26, 2005, by

Rabbi Shimon Apisdorf, author of “The Survival Kit” series, discusses the shofar and its impact on us during the yamim noraim. What if we missed the call of the Shofar? What is the meaning and purpose of a Jewish life? A discussion of the shofar and its impact on us during the yamim noraim.