Chagim
Special Moments of the Jewish Year.
Elul
1. The Shofar of Elul: God's Love, and Second Chances
2. Shoftim - Judging Ourselves
Rosh Hashanna
1. Coronation Day - Tehillim ch.47 - למנצח לבני קרח מזמור
2. The Shofar - Facing Uncertainty
3. Parents, Children, prayers and Tears
4. Rosh Hashannah. A Day for God or Man? Podcast Sourcesheet
Yom Kippur
2. The Drama of the High Priest. Why Did his Face Radiate?
3. The Message of Jonah: Being Human
Blog: Between Yom Kippur and Sukkot
Sukkot
1. Does the Sukka symbolize Booths or Clouds?
2. Back to Nature? Is Sukkot a Nature Festival?
3. Hoshana Rabba. The Prayer of the Simple Willow
4. Why is Sukkot the Festival of Joy? (Audio)
5. Kohelet and the Secret of Jewish Happiness.
Shemini Atzeret
Simchat Torah
Channuka
Dedication of What? - Channukat HaMizbeach
Tu Bishvat
Adar/Purim
1. Shabbat Shekalim - The Half Shekel Donation
2. Haftara Shekalim - Integrity of Public Officials
3. Shabbat Zachor -The Evil of Amalek TEXT SHIUR PODCAST
Blog: Contemporary Purim Reflections
4. Megillat Esther: Feasting and Giving
5. Megillat Esther: Jewish Pride? Why didn't Mordechai Bow?
6. Parashat Para (Haftara) - Should Jews Care what the Gentiles think?
Rosh Chodesh
1. New Moons and the renewal of the Soul2. Haftara for Shabbat Rosh Chodesh (Isaiah ch.66). Universal concerns
Pesach
Is Nissan the TRUE Jewish New Year?
1. Hippazon – Speed of Redemption
4. Pesach: Past, present, future
5. Geula – In the hands of God or Man?
Yom Haatzmaut
3. Blog: Can we Celebrate an Imperfect Israel
Yom Yerushalayim
1. Jerusalem – Mikdash and Unity
2. Blog: Just Another Day in Jerusalem
3. Blog: Shopping on Jerusalem Day
4. NEW. At the Gates of Jerusalem
Shavuot
1. The Ten Commandments. Structure and Meaning
2. Megillat Ruth: Ruth and the story of Yehuda and Tamar
3. Megillat Ruth and Sefer Shoftim
Tisha B-Av
2. Sedom and Jerusalem – A study of opposites
3. Eikha – Facing God in the midst of Suffering