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?ื—ื’ ืฉืžื—ืช ืชื•ืจื”: ืฉืžื—ืช ื”ืคืจื™ื“ื” ืื• ืฉืžื—ืช ื”ื”ืชื—ืœื”

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Rav Ohad Teharlev

ื—ื’ ืฉืžื—ืช ืชื•ืจื”: ืฉืžื—ืช ื”ืคืจื™ื“ื” ืื• ืฉืžื—ืช ื”ื”ืชื—ืœื”? ื”ืจื‘ ืื”ื“ ื˜ื”ืจืœื‘ ืžื ื”ืœ ื”ืชื•ื›ื ื™ื•ืช ื”ื™ืฉืจืืœื™ื•ืช ื‘ืžื“ืจืฉืช ืœื™ื ื“ื ื‘ืื•ื ื—ื’ ืฉืžื—ืช ืชื•ืจื” ืื• ื›ืคื™ ืฉืžื›ื•ื ื” ื‘ืœืฉื•ืŸ ื”ืชื•ืจื” ‘ืฉืžื™ื ื™ ืขืฆืจืช’, ื—ืœ ืžื™ื“ ืื—ืจื™ ืกื•ื›ื•ืช. ื‘ืขื‘ืจ, ืฆื™ื™ื ื• ืืช ื”ื—ื’ ื‘ื”ืงืจื‘ืช ืงื•ืจื‘ืŸ ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืžืงื“ืฉ, ืืš ื›ื™ื•ื ื ื”ื’ื• ืงื”ื™ืœื•ืช ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืœื—ื’ื•ื’ ื‘ื™ื•ื ื–ื”, ืืช ืกื™ื•ื ืงืจื™ืืช ืคืจืฉื™ื•ืช ื”ืชื•ืจื” ื•ืœื›ืŸ ื”ื•ื ืžื›ื•ื ื” …

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Teffilat Chana: National Anthem on Rosh HaShana

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Teffilat Chana: National Anthem on Rosh HaShana Shani Taragin Faculty, Midreshet Lindenbaum Tefillat Chana assumes a central role in our Rosh HaShana liturgy. It is not only read as a haftara on the first day, but is also the basis for the centrality of the Rosh HaShana service – the Mussaf brachot of the Amida.  …

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The Inspiration to Change

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Rabbanit Sally Mayer

The Inspiration to Change Sally Mayer Faculty, Midreshet Lindenbaum We will read soon in Parshat Nitzavim that the mitzvah of teshuvah is โ€œืœื ื‘ืฉืžื™ื ื”ื™ืโ€ โ€“ it is not in heaven or across the sea, far away and unreachable, but rather it is within our grasp and our ability to accomplish.  The Torah makes it …

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A ‘New Year’ in the Seventh month?

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A ‘New Year’ in the Seventh Month? The Biblical Roots of the Holiday we Call Rosh ha’Shana Rabbi Menachem Leibtag Faculty, Midreshet Lindenbaum To our surprise, the holiday that we call Rosh Hashana is never referred to as such in Chumash!  In fact, Chumash tells us very little about this holiday that we are told to …

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Why Did Rebbe Cry?

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Why Did Rebbe Cry? Rabbi Tuvia Kaplan Mashgiach Ruchani of the Maria and Joel Finkle Overseas Program, Midreshet Lindenbaum The Gemara recounts that on two occasions Rebbe cried upon hearing of the tshuva of an evil person. In Avoda Zara 17a, the Gemara tells the story of Eliezer ben Durdaya. After a totally degenerate life (the …

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The Sound of the Shofar

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Rabbanit Nomi Berman

The Sound of the Shofar Nomi Berman Director of the Maria and Joel Finkle Overseas Program, Midreshet Lindenbaum At this time of year, barely a day goes by without a moving truck pulling onto my street.ย  Families moving out, new families moving in; families moving to larger apartments, new olim. The moving truck brings so …

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The Meaning of the Shofar and its Place in Mussaf

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Rabbi David Brofsky

The Meaning of the Shofar and its Place in Mussaf Rabbi David Brofsky Faculty, Midreshet Lindenbaum The Torah commands โ€œAnd in the seventh month, on the first day of the monthโ€ฆit shall be a day of terua for youโ€ (Bamidbar 29:1). The Rabbis (Rosh HaShana 33) understand that this verse refers to the blowing of the shofar …

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?ืžื“ื•ืข ื‘ืื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ื ื›ื™ืคื•ืจ ืœื‘ื™ืช ื”ื›ื ืกืช

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ืžื“ื•ืข ื‘ืื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ื ื›ื™ืคื•ืจ ืœื‘ื™ืช ื”ื›ื ืกืช? ื”ืจื‘ ืืœื™ื”ื• ื‘ื™ืจื ื‘ื•ื™ื ืจืืฉ ืžื›ื•ืŸ ื‘ืจืŸ-ืขืžื™ืืœ ื•ืžื›ื•ืŸ ืฉื˜ืจืื•ืก-ืขืžื™ืืœ ืœืคื ื™ ืžืกืคืจ ืฉื ื™ื, ืกื™ืคืจ ืœื™ ื™ื“ื™ื“ื™ ื”ืจื‘ ืคื ื—ืก ื’ื•ืœื“ืฉืžื™ื˜ ืจื‘ื” ื”ืจืืฉื™ ืฉืœ ืžื•ืกืงื‘ื” ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ื ืคืœื ืขืœ ื”ืงืฉืจ ื‘ื™ืŸ ื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ื ืœื™ื•ื ื”ื›ื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ื•ื›ืš ืกื™ืคืจ: “ื‘ืฉื ื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืฉื”ื’ืขืชื™ ืœืžื•ืกืงื‘ื” ื”ื™ื• ืืœื• ืฉื ื•ืช ื”ืฉืžื•ื ื™ื ืฉืœ ื”ืžืื” ื”ืขืฉืจื™ื ื‘ื”ื ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืจื•ืกื™ื” ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืชื—ืช ื”ืฉืคืขื” ืงื•ืžื•ื ื™ืกื˜ื™ืช …

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One Season; Two Dimensions

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One Season; Two Dimensions Rabbi Shlomo Riskin Chancellor and Rosh HaYeshiva, Ohr Torah Stone The magnificent three-week Festival period beginning with Rosh Hashanah, including Yom Kippur and ending with Sukkot may be viewed and experienced in two dimensions at the same time: the Universalist, Nationalist dimension, and the particularist, individual โ€“ family dimension. Rosh Hashanah …

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ื”ื‘ื ืช “ืฆืœื ืืœื•ืงื™ื” ื•ื”ื—ื™ืจื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ืื“ื

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ื”ื‘ื ืช “ืฆืœื ืืœื•ืงื™ื” ื•ื”ื—ื™ืจื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ืื“ื ื”ืจื‘ ื“ื•ื“ ืกืชื™ื• ื™ื•”ืจ ืขืžื™ืช, ืื•ืจ ืชื•ืจื” ืกื˜ื•ืŸ ื‘ืชื•ืจื” ืœื ื›ืชื•ื‘ ื›ืžืขื˜ ืขืœ ืจ”ื”. ืœื ืžื•ื–ื›ืจ ื”ืฉื ืฉืœ ื”ื—ื’. ื”ืชืืจื™ืš ื”ืจื—ื•ืง ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืจืืฉ ื”ืฉื ื” ื”ื•ื ืจืืฉ ื”ืฉื ื” ืžื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ ืฉื”ื•ื ื‘ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ืœืฉื‘ื™ืขื™ ื•ืœื ื‘ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ืœืจืืฉื•ืŸ. ื™ืฉ ื‘ื—ื•ื“ืฉ ื”ืฉื‘ื™ืขื™ ืžื™ืžื“ ืฉืœ ืกื•ืฃ ื”ืฉื ื” – ื—ื’ ื”ืืกื™ืฃ ื‘ืชืงื•ืคืช ื”ืฉื ื”. ืืš ื‘ืชื•ืจื” ื–ื” …

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ืงืจื™ืืชื• ืฉืœ ื”ืจื•ื‘ ื”ื“ื•ืžื

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Rabbi Shlomo Vilk

ืงืจื™ืืชื• ืฉืœ ื”ืจื•ื‘ ื”ื“ื•ืžื ื”ืจื‘ ืฉืœืžื” ื•ื™ืœืง ืจืืฉ ื™ืฉื™ื‘ืช ื”ืกื“ืจ ืื•”ืช ืžื—ื ื™ื ื”ื’ืžืจื ื‘ืžืกื›ืช ืจืืฉ ื”ืฉื ื” ื˜ื–’ ืข”ื ื•ืข”ื‘ ืžื‘ืจืจืช ื›ืžื” ืฉืืœื•ืช ื—ืฉื•ื‘ื•ืช. ืฉืœืฉ ืฉืืœื•ืช ืฉื•ืืœืช ื”ื’ืž’ ื‘ื ื•ืฉื ื”ืชืงื™ืขื” ื‘ืฉื•ืคืจ โ€“ ืžื“ื•ืข ืชื•ืงืขื™ื ื‘ืฉื•ืคืจ ืฉืœ ืื™ืœ, ืžื“ื•ืข ื™ืฉ ืชืงื™ืขื” ื•ืชืจื•ืขื” ื•ืžื“ื•ืข ื™ืฉ ืฉื ื™ ืกื˜ื™ื ืฉืœ ืชืงื™ืขื•ืช โ€“ ืžื™ื•ืฉื‘ ื•ืžืขื•ืžื“? ื”ืชืฉื•ื‘ื•ืช ื™ื“ื•ืขื•ืช โ€“ ืชื•ืงืขื™ื ื‘ืฉื•ืคืจ ืฉืœ …

Read moreืงืจื™ืืชื• ืฉืœ ื”ืจื•ื‘ ื”ื“ื•ืžื

?ืžื” ืชืคืงื™ื“ื• ืฉืœ ืฉืœื™ื— ื”ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจ

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ืžื” ืชืคืงื™ื“ื• ืฉืœ ืฉืœื™ื— ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจ? ื”ืจื‘ ื‘ื ื’’ื™ ืžืื™ื™ืจืก ืžื ื”ืœ ื”ื—ื™ื ื•ื›ื™ ืฉืœ ืžื›ื•ืŸ ื‘ืจืŸ-ืขืžื™ืืœ ื•ืžื›ื•ืŸ ืฉื˜ืจืื•ืก-ืขืžื™ืืœ ื”ึดื ึฐื ึดื™ ื”ึถืขึธื ึดื™ ืžึดืžึผึทืขึทืฉื‚ ื ึดืจึฐืขึทืฉื ื•ึฐื ึดืคึฐื—ึทื“ ืžึดืคึผึทื—ึทื“ ื™ื•ึนืฉืึตื‘ ืชึผึฐื”ึดืœึผื•ึนืช ื™ึดืฉื‚ึฐืจึธืึตืœ ื‘ึผึธืืชึดื™ ืœึทืขึฒืžึนื“ ื•ึผืœึฐื”ึดืชึฐื—ึทื ึผึตืŸ ืœึฐืคึธื ึถื™ืšึธ ืขึทืœ ืขึทืžึผึฐืšึธ ื™ึดืฉื‚ึฐืจึธืึตืœ ืึฒืฉืึถืจ ืฉืึฐืœึธื—ื•ึผื ึดื™ ืžื” ืชืคืงื™ื“ื• ืฉืœ ืฉืœื™ื— ื”ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจ? ืื—ื“ ื”ืžืืคื™ื™ื ื™ื ืฉืœ ืชืคื™ืœื•ืช ืจืืฉ ื”ืฉื ื” ื•ื™ื•ื ื”ื›ื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ื”ื•ื ื”ืžื ื’ื™ื ื•ืช ื‘ื”ื ืžืฉืชืžืฉ ื”ื—ื–ืŸ ื›ื“ื™ ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ืืช ืื•ื•ื™ืจืช ื”ื™ืžื™ื …

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