by Rabbi Tuly Weisz | f 30, 2021 | Temple
The day following Passover, Shavuot and Sukkot is known in Hebrew as “Isru Chag.” It’s a minor holiday on the Jewish calendar but a major holiday for Israeli school children, since there is no school on “Isru Chag.” Many Israeli families spend one final day on hikes...
by Rabbi Tuly Weisz | f 27, 2021 | Prayer, Sukkot
According to Jewish tradition, Sukkot is one of four Judgment Days during the year, and on the festival, God determines the world’s water allocation for the coming year. In ancient times, life and death hinged directly on the amount of rainfall that fell in Israel,...
by Rabbi Tuly Weisz | f 26, 2021 | Sukkot, Tishrei
Every day during Sukkot, Jews sing Psalm 117, yearning for the day when all of the Nations will praise Hashem. Psalm 117 is part of the “Hallel” service that Jews recite on the festivals. While Sukkot commemorates the miraculous protection God provided the Children of...
by Rabbi Tuly Weisz | f 24, 2021 | Ezekiel, Sukkot
When Shabbat occurs during Sukkot, rather than reading from the weekly Torah portion, there is an ancient, yet unusual, Jewish tradition of reading about the famous war of Gog and Magog from the Book of Ezekiel in chapters 38 and 39. The terrifying battle is described...
by Rabbi Tuly Weisz | f 23, 2021 | Ha'azinu, Videos
In the poem Moshe delivers on his last day on earth, he guarantees the future redemption of Israel, as explained by Rabbi Moshe Lichtman.
