Tag: Not a Mahzor 2024

Sovereign of All the Earth: The Meaning of the Malkhuyot

Acknowledging God’s sovereignty marks our responsibility toward all of life, through which the one creative, life-sustaining spirit flows.

Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg September 19, 2024 Climate and Environment High Holidays

The Binding of Isaac: What Does God Want?

How might we make meaning of the Binding of Isaac, a troubling, watershed story that shakes us to our core? What can we learn?

Rabbi Nelly Altenburger September 19, 2024 High Holidays Holidays

A New Year Filled With Hope

Tradition reminds me that even if I don't feel hope now, it's still here. Maybe it isn't present right now, maybe we will find it.

Rabbi Idit Lev September 19, 2024 Elul High Holidays

שנה חדשה מלאה תקוה

המסורת מזכירה לי שאפילו שאני לא מרגישה את התקווה עכשיו - היא איפשהו כאן. ואולי היא נוכחת כרגע, אולי נמצא אותה.

Rabbi Idit Lev September 19, 2024 Elul High Holidays

7 Things To Do During The Yom Kippur Prayers

Yom Kippur is 25 hours of fasting, hundreds of prayers, and thousands of words. Here are 7 things you can do to make it more ...

Rabbi Josh Weiner September 19, 2024 High Holidays Holidays

High Holiday Liturgy: Making Meaning from the Metaphors for God

By understanding the nuance of Divine justice, we are given a powerful model for healthier relationships in the human realm.

Rabbi Amalya Volz September 18, 2024 High Holidays Holidays

Holding Both Joy and Sorrow

Our hearts are big enough to hold all the emotions we feel during this holiday season, as we pray, eat, and observe the holidays together.

Rabbi Jeremy Markiz September 17, 2024 High Holidays Holidays

How To Live A Morally Good Life

The moral life, with its choices, its responsibilities, its missteps, and its modes of repair, is an integral part of what it means to be ...

Rabbi Elliot N. Dorff, Ph.D. September 17, 2024 Ethics High Holidays

How to Prevent High Holiday Burnout

The delicate balancing act of celebrating and observing the High Holidays can be mixed with a bit of overwhelm. Here's what you can do.

Rabbi Amy Grossblatt Pessah September 17, 2024 High Holidays Holidays

Davening with Leonard Cohen

A rockstar-poet-monk and a humble Jew, a roshi and just another rabbi. In some moments, we trade places, imagining what could have been.

Rabbi Mordechai Rackover September 17, 2024 High Holidays Holidays

The Power of Memory-Making

Memory-making, the way we tell ourselves our story, the way we frame our history, offers the opportunity to give us power and, ultimately, hope.

Rabbi Jacob Blumenthal September 17, 2024 High Holidays Holidays

Are There Only Ten Days of Repentance Each Year?

Teshuvah in the 10 days of Repentance between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are sacred days, but what about the days before and beyond those?

Risa Finkelstein Sugarman September 19, 2022 High Holidays Holidays