From: Aaron Eby
Is Rosh HaShanah the New Year?
The Torah commands that we observe a certain holiday on the first day of the seventh month. Scripturally, it is given two similar names: yom teru'ah (Day of Blasting/Shouting) in Numbers 29:1 and zichron teru'ah (Remembrance of Blasting/Shouting) in Leviticus 23:24. Jewish tradition refers to this day as Rosh HaShanah, which means "Beginning (lit., 'head') of the Year." But how can the beginning of the year occur in the...
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Intro to the Shema (Part III)
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The Shema begins with an acknowledgment of God's oneness, followed by a commandment to love Him. I have showed how those two concepts are related and that acknowledgment of God's oneness leads us to love Him. Our text continues by instructing that we must teach God's words repeatedly to our children, and speak of them when we are sitting in our homes, when we are walking on the road, when...
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Intro to the Shema (Part II)
This is the second in a series of posts about the Shema. See this post to read the first part. This series is actually a part of a larger study of the traditional Jewish prayers. When describing the other main sections in the prayer service, I described how they can be compared to sections of the Temple, as if the person who offers the prayers is making a pilgrimage to...
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Intro to the Shema (Part I)
One of the most well-known elements of Jewish prayer is the Shema. The Shema is a core part of the prayer services every day, in the morning and in the evening. The Shema means much more to Judaism than simply a Scripture reading or a daily prayer. It is a summary of faith, mission, and identity all in one. It is often the first verse of the Bible that a...
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7 Biblical Goals of the Seder
The Passover seder developed naturally as a way to accomplish certain tasks set forth in the Torah. Let's look at the different goals that the seder seeks to accomplish and how they arise from the text of the Torah itself. This will help you to make sure that your seder fulfills its divinely ordained purpose. (The quotes below are from the new Vine of David Passover Haggadah, with emphasis added...
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10 Tips for a Smooth Sailing Seder
Passover seders take a long time. That is a scientifically proven fact. But there is no sense in making them drag on longer than they need to be. And even though they do take long, they don't have to feel like an eternity. Although it is encouraged to keep talking and studying about the exodus late into the night, the official part of the seder and the eating of the...
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Hosting Your First Passover Seder
Passover is coming! The Torah instructs us about many things on this holiday, including: We are to treat this season a holy and festive time (Leviticus 23:4-6). There are special foods that we are to eat (Exodus 12:8) and not eat (Exodus 12:15-19). We are to tell our children on that day about how God took us out from slavery in Egypt (Exodus 13:8). Since ancient times, all of...
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- Benefits of the Synagogue Liturgy
- Answering Objections to Liturgical Prayer
- The Power of Unity in Prayer
- Worship on His Terms
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- Our Relationships With God
- The Amazing Simplicity of Prayer
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