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Shabbat in Jerusalem

The Shabbat I just experienced here in Jerusalem highlighted for me two of the things I love about Jerusalem. The

(Photo by Robby Berman)Today is Shabbat Shuvah, the Shabbat that falls during aseret yemei hateshuvah, the Ten Days of Repentance. It’s also

This is the talk I gave on the first day of Rosh Hashanah at Temple Beth El in Las Cruces,

Tisha b’Av, the ninth day of the Hebrew month of Av, is the saddest day on the Jewish calendar. We

Today is Yom Yerushalayim, Jerusalem Day, a day that I wish were a day of celebration, instead it’s a day

I had a surprisingly spiritual Yom Kippur. I’m currently in Jerusalem; you might think the default should be it would