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Tag: Rain
Showered in Blessing
Parashat Bechukotai consists of a litany of blessings and curses that will befall the Jewish people depending on whether or not we obey God.
Ilana Kurshan
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Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center — Conservative Yeshiva
April 28, 2023
Parashat Bechukotai
Parashat Bechukotai Dvar Torah
What is Sh’mini Atzeret?
The final two days of Sukkot are a totally separate holiday called Sh'mini Atzeret. Liturgy includes Yizkor and the prayer for rain.
Rabbi Alan Lucas
,
The Observant Life (Book)
October 28, 2022
Holidays
Shemini Atzeret
A Trail of Crumpled Papers on the Floor
We learn in Parashat Noach: God comes to appreciate, the problem was not creating human beings, but having unrealistic expectations of them.
Ilana Kurshan
,
Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center — Conservative Yeshiva
October 24, 2022
Parashat Noach
Parashat Noach Dvar Torah
What’s Water Got to Do With It?
How does the imagery of water and rain connect Shemini Atzreet and Simchat Torah? What can we learn from this?
Risa Finkelstein Sugarman
September 23, 2022
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