Saying Farewell on the New Year of the Animals
The Jewish calendar is unusual. Not only does it have multiple New Years, it has four — two for humans, …
Tag Archives: Rosh Hashanah
From Sorrow to New Beginnings: A Reverse Omer Counter
Beginning this evening, many in the Jewish world will observe Tisha B’Av. It’s the date that, in different years, the …
Curses, Blessings, and 9/11
Curses and blessings. The Torah offers them in the same breath — and so does life. Just when everything seems …
God’s Wish
This Shabbat, just before Rosh Hashanah, we read one of my favorite passages from the Torah: Surely, this Instruction …
A New Year Every Day
The following is from Jewniverse, which is a very clever and often funny daily e-mail from myjewishlearning.com. Many Jews try not …
