Hunting the Fox in Our Midst
The tractate of Makkot famously ends with the story of four tannaitic sages ascending to see Jerusalem. Rabban Gamliel, Rebbe…
Rosh HaShanah and Shabbat: Sounding the Shofar in the Streets of Jerusalem
This year, on the first day of Rosh Hashanah, our shuls will be silent from the sound of the shofar.…
Coronating God in Jerusalem
This year the first day of Rosh HaShanah occurs on Shabbat and therefore we refrain from blowing the shofar. While…