Exploring the Mitzvot and Minhagim of Rosh Hashanah
How are apples, pomegranates, and shofar blasts supposed to impact our Rosh Hashanah? Join Director of Torah and Halacha Initiatives Rabbi Ezra Sarna, as he dives into the mitzvot and minhagim...
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The Base Stealer: Rosh Hashana
Let’s run through the stereotypes.
The Story of Amnon and Tamar
From Rabbi Soloveitchik’s 1971 Teshuva Drasha Based on the incident recorded in II Samuel, the Rav vividly portrays the reaction to sin. 0:00-1:35 – The repulsive nature of sin 1:00-4:30 –...
Individuation and Inclusion
Shiur provided courtesy of Naaleh.com Adapted by Channie Koplowitz Stein One of the seminal images of the Rosh Hashanah liturgy, taken from the Gemarra, is that on Rosh Hashanah all humanity passes before Hashem kivnei maron....
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