By: Judy Klitsner As we approach our third Simchat Torah since our great catastrophe, a now familiar question arises: how can we celebrate? While this year is not quite as searingly painful as the first two — thankfully, we are…
Tanakh, Ketuvim (Writings), Ecclesiastes, Jewish calendar, Simchat Torah, Sukkot
Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah 5782: Meaningful Partners or Accidentally Attached? Podcast Overview: Together we will explore the origin of finishing the Torah reading cycle on Shemini Atzeret and how this practice reveals a deep meaning of Simchat Torah. We…
Jewish calendar, Shemini Atzeret, Simchat Torah
This Sukkot Companion was dedicated in honor of Sherwin Pomerantz, Chairperson, Pardes Israel Board of Directors, on the occasion of his 80th birthday in 2019.
Jewish calendar, Shemini Atzeret, Simchat Torah, Sukkot
This podcast was first published in 2009, for Simhat Torah 5770. We hope you enjoy this replay. In this podcast, Rabbi Daniel Landes discusses Maimonides’ teachings (Mishneh Torah, Rest on a Holiday 1) on how to properly celebrate the festivals.…
Jewish calendar, Simchat Torah
Our practice today of shaking the lulav every day of Sukkot is based on a decree that R. Yohanan b. Zakai made post Temple destruction. From where did he get the daring to institute that we would continue to perform…
Jewish calendar, Shemini Atzeret, Simchat Torah, Sukkot
Sukkot: Four Species, Five Principles In this podcast, Rabbi David Levin-Kruss takes the five explanations given for the four species and uses them to create modern principles of faith that emphasize multiplicity, depth, and complexity. Download the Source Sheet Please…
Jewish calendar, Shemini Atzeret, Simchat Torah, Sukkot, Tanakh, Torah
One of our human tendencies in thinking about changes we wish to make in our conduct and in our emotional responses is to imagine that we can begin anew – and to be repeatedly disappointed. In Jewish religious language, we…
Self & spirituality, Reflection, Jewish calendar, Simchat Torah, Teshuvah
In this podcast for Simhat Torah, Rabbi Daniel Landes discusses Maimonides’ teachings on how to properly celebrate the festivals. Please let us know your comments and thoughts about the podcast, write us at: podcast@pardesusa.org. For more information about Pardes, visit…
Jewish calendar, Simchat Torah
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