Here we stand, mourning 200,000 lives lost to COVID, surrounded by the divisiveness of an ugly election year, fully feeling the weight of pandemic life that continues to weigh us down.
Now, …
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d'Var Torah
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10/2/20
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Sukkot is being celebrated throughout Rhode Island, with events in backyard and community sukkahs. We've collected a few photos; feel free to submit your photos and we will feature a page in the Nov. 1 issue of Jewish Rhode Island.
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10/17/19
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(Alma via JTA) – For most Jews, the etrog, a thick-rinded citrus, is relegated to a fleeting, supporting role. Held beside the lulav (palm frond) once a year during the upcoming festival of …
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RACHEL MYERSON
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10/2/19
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JTA – So much at the Jewish New Year is sweet – first fruits, honey, honey cake. By the time Sukkot rolls around, we’re often looking for something savory to offset it …
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MEGAN WOLF
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9/20/18
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Each day Jews around the world pray for a “sheltering tabernacle of peace” to guard us and Jerusalem.
What a beautiful image! A temporary booth is a metaphor for …
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MARC RUSSMAN
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4/4/18
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One of the biggest themes of Sukkot is shelters, or dwellings. On Sukkot, Jews traditionally build a temporary dwelling, or booth, called a sukkah. Even the holiday is named after this important …
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From the archives
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10/13/16
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When I became a rabbi, I knew that I would be giving advice on how to build a sukkah someday, but I never imagined that it would be at the local church!
It turns out that many Christians are …
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d'Var Torah
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10/13/16
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