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rosh hashana
Rosner’s Torah Talk: Parshat Nitzavim With Rabbi Suzanne Singer
Rosner's Domain Podcast
September 7, 2018
A Rosh Hashanah rap
Jewish Journal
September 24, 2014
A Rosh Hashanah rap brought to you by Kosha Dillz.
The deep wellspring of the Shofar
Jewish Journal
September 18, 2014
Venerated Chassidic master Rabbi Hillel of Paritch (in his magnum opus Pelach haRimon) likens the Shofar’s simple but powerful “cry” to a mighty wellspring bursting forth from the depths of the earth.
A Symbolic Menu for A Rosh Hashanah Meal [RECIPE]
Jewish Journal
September 12, 2012
So this is where it all comes together — all the thought, all the planning, the testing. And the tasting, the tasting, the tasting. (That’s the best part). A simanim-inspired menu brings added challenges, but it also adds a level of meaning to your Rosh Hashanah meal. Simanim — literally it means signs or indicators — are meant to point the way to improved circumstances.
Rosh Hashana in India: Torah, sequined saris, chapati and perhaps a secret recipe for peace
Jewish Journal
October 13, 2011
I have prayed in synagogues in many foreign countries around the world including Italy, Venezuela, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Belgium, Kenya, Egypt, Australia, and Russia, but this was my first time chanting the “Shema” with a group of Jewish women all wearing saris.
Going around the world to break the fast
Jewish Journal
September 28, 2011
Breaking the fast has its own set of traditions. Ashkenazim usually break the fast with something salty, like herring, because they believe fish restores salt lost by the body while fasting. Herring also was the cheapest fish in Eastern Europe, where the custom originated.
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