On Shmini Atzeret, we started to add an acknowledgement of Hashem’s power to bring rain in the Amida. We add four words in the second blessing, which is now incomplete withoutRead more...
We are going to start the Torah again this week. The commentaries of the Ramban and Rashi disagree on many points. It’s not a surprise that this pattern begins with even theRead more...
It seems like convenience is driving the schedule in a year like this. There’s no Shabbat in the middle of the Chag, so there’s no place to put Kohelet. We squeeze it in onRead more...
There seems to be a schizophrenia about the Mitzva of Sukka. The Mitzva is supposed to give us knowledge about how we dwelled when Hashem took us outRead more...
