The Rosh HaShanah Amidah
The basic Rosh HaShanah Amidah is an elaboration of that for the Festivals. Both have seven benedictions, as on Shabbat—the first three and last three of the daily Amidah, with the Kedushat hayom (“Sanctity of the Day”) benediction in the middle.1 On both Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur, the Kedushat hayom benediction builds on the text for the Festivals:
Creating Family Peace
Overview
Pharaoh places Joseph in charge of food collection and distribution. (41:37-49)
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Joseph interprets Pharaoh's two dreams and predicts seven years of prosperity followed by seven years of famine. (41:1-32)
Shari's Apple-Filled Challah
For an extra sweet Shabbat, this variation on traditional challah adds some sweet apples to the dough just before braiding.
Celebrating December Holidays with My Interfaith, Interracial, Multicultural Family
I get asked a lot if I’m “half.” Often, people are referring to my mixed Caucasian and Asian American heritage, their curiosity sparked by my Korean last name on my Jewish business card or by whatever other seeming tip arises on a given day.
Are resolutions a Jewish concept?
It is always appropriate to commit to resolutions that will improve our lives, the lives of those around us, and the larger world.
Is Passover 7 or 8 Days?
Rio de Janerio: Culture & Community
"Is My Father [Really] Alive?": More than a Rhetorical Question
Are there any more moving words in the entire Torah than the question Joseph asks immediately upon revealing his identity to his brothers: "Is my father [really] alive?" (Genesis 45:3).
The New Machzor: Faithful Translations
Some Rabbinic texts suggest that the first translation of the Torah into Greek received a kind of divine imprimatur by the Holy One himself (or, herself). Seventy translators each produced an identical translation, a miraculous feat!