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The celebration of the water-drawing (opens the original)
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It was a glorious sight to behold: The greatest sages of Israel performing juggling acts; and it happened each year during this holiday of Sukkos. Each night of the holiday, the Jews in Jerusalem during Temple times, held the "Simchat Beit HaShoeva," or "Celebration of the water-drawing." Throughout the year, the daily offerings were accompanied by the pouring of wine on the Temple altar; on Sukkot, water was poured in addition to the wine. The drawing of water was preceded by all-night celebrat
A small step for man; A giant step for G-d (opens the original)
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Today we will discuss this "theory of relativity" in Jewish spirituality. What may seem small on one plane is seen quite differently on another. Teshuvah, or repentance, one of the greatest gifts that Judaism and the Torah have given humanity, is the idea that G-d gives second chances. This is a fundamental part of the Jewish experience and is written in innumerable places in Torah -- and it is the focus during this time of the year, as we welcome Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. Which is why it com
Forget the Rabbi (opens the original)
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It's been a longstanding tradition among Jewish communities the world over to employ cantors for the High Holiday services, often accompanied by choirs, to entertain, engage, and inspire the multitudes of crowds flocking to synagogues during the three days of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. In many a congregation, the cantor embodies the primary focus of the High Holiday experience. As in a concert or opera, the cantor's choice of melodies, his cantorial skills, and manipulation of sounds and pitc
Do I have to tell Him? (opens the original)
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An old German man was feeling guilty about something he had done, so he decided to go to Confession. He said, "Bless me, Father, for I have sinned. I feel terrible because during World War II, I hid a Jew in my attic." The priest said, "But that's not a sin! I wouldn't feel bad about that if I were you." "But I made him agree to pay me 50 Marks for every week he stayed." The priest said, "Well, I admit that it wasn't the noblest thing to do, charging the man to save his life, but you did save hi
The High Holidays as the Language of Love (opens the original)
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If G-d is "perfect", as Judaism teaches, what prompted Him to create us? What void was He seeking to fill? One answer provided in Kabbalah and Chassidut, based on many a verse in Tanach and in Talmud, is that G-d desired a "marriage." The most accomplished and self-sufficient bachelor-and G-d is the "perfect single," lacking nothing-can not marry himself. Marriage necessitates the existence of someone distinct from yourself with whom to share your life, a union of husband and wife. G-d chose the
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