Shmini Atzeret 37 articles

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Piercing the Puzzle of Shemini Atzeret: The Phenomenon of Absent Presence
Piercing the Puzzle of Shemini Atzeret: The Phenomenon of...
Delivered at the OU Israel Center, 11 Tishrei 5784 / September 26, 2023 Rabbi Goldin’s shiur for the 2023 academic year is sponsored by Dr. and Mrs. Menachem Marcus in Memory...
Sep 29, 2023
By Rabbi Shmuel Goldin
The Mitzvah of Hallel (Part 2)
The Mitzvah of Hallel (Part 2)
Delivered at the OU Israel Center, 4 Iyar 5783 – April 25, 2023 with a digression on Yom Hazikaron/Yom Haatzmaut Rabbi Breitowitz’s Tuesday Shiur is sponsored for the 2023 academic year...
Apr 27, 2023
By Rabbi Dr. Yitzchak Breitowitz
The Mitzvah of Hallel
The Mitzvah of Hallel
with a short digression on Yom HaShoah Delivered at the OU Israel Center, 27 Nisan 5783 – April 18, 2023 Rabbi Breitowitz’s Tuesday Shiur is sponsored for the 2023 academic year...
Apr 20, 2023
By Rabbi Dr. Yitzchak Breitowitz
The Anomalous Haftarah of Shemini Atzeret: A Case-Study in Halachic Evolution
The Anomalous Haftarah of Shemini Atzeret: A Case-Study in...
Delivered 14 Marcheshvan 5783 / November 8, 2022
Nov 10, 2022
By Rabbi Dr. Yitzchak Breitowitz
The Haftarah of Shemini Atzeret
The Haftarah of Shemini Atzeret
Oct 7, 2021
By Rabbi Dr. Yitzchak Breitowitz
Shmini Atzeret and Simchat Torah: A Duet Between Hashem and Man
Shmini Atzeret and Simchat Torah: A Duet Between Hashem...
The chag of Sukkot isn’t anchored to a particular historical period or geographical location. It doesn’t commemorate a miraculous event that occurred on a specific day in history. Sheltered huts positioned...
Sep 24, 2021
By Rabbi Moshe Taragin
A Mystery of Authorship
A Mystery of Authorship
And Moshe ascended, from the Plains of Moav, Mount Navo to the peak that faces Yericho.  And Hashem showed him the entire land from the Gilad to Dan.  (Sefer Devarim 34:1)...
Sep 17, 2021
By Rabbi Bernie Fox
Dancing and Clapping on Shabbat and Yom Tov
Dancing and Clapping on Shabbat and Yom Tov
In the last shiur we looked at showering on Yom Tov and the tricky question of whether the halacha, as laid down by the Gemara and the Shulchan Aruch, is still...
Sep 1, 2021
By Rabbi Anthony Manning
Showering on Yom Tov
Showering on Yom Tov
In today’s world, where many people shower at least once daily, not showering can be a cause of discomfort. Where there are two days of Yom Tov – such as a...
Aug 26, 2021
By Rabbi Anthony Manning
The Secrets of Shemini Atzeret
The Secrets of Shemini Atzeret
Oct 11, 2020
By Miriam Brodersen

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