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…
Pardes Center for Jewish Educators, Holidays, Jewish Calendar, Shemini Atzeret, Simhat 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.
Podcast Series, Pardes Holiday Companions, Jewish Calendar, Shemini Atzeret, Simhat Torah, Sukkot
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, Simhat 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, Simhat Torah, Sukkot, Tanakh, Torah
In addition to thinking about keeping all those promises and commitments I made to myself and others that I would take care of “after the holidays, I find myself seeking out an essential message from the month of Tishrei that…
Self & Spirituality, Reflection, Jewish Calendar, Shemini Atzeret, Sukkot
In this episode, Neima Novetsky discusses Shemini Atzeret and two stories from the Talmud about rain: Honi the Circle Maker (B. Talmud Taanit 19a) and Rabbi Yona (B. Talmud Taanit 23b) Please let us know your comments and thoughts about…
Jewish Calendar, Shemini Atzeret, Talmud
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