Sukkot is related to the way the Jewish people lived while wandering in the desert for 40 years. As they moved from one place to another they built tents called sukkot that sheltered them. more

The song of Haazinu is quite poetic, complete with imagery that invites the most lyrical interpretation. more

With the New Year observances now behind us, we begin to look ahead liturgically by considering, in hindsight, what we now conclude by finishing with the annual cycle of Torah readings. more

On Friday GOP Presidential candidate Mitt Romney released his 2011 tax return plus enough financial data to keep accountants busy till after the election, a complete 2011 tax return as well as their already completed 2010 tax return. more

We made it through another Yom Kippur. But this was unlike any Yom Kippur I could remember to date. more

In all the traffic and confusion that is New York on the week the United Nations General Assembly is in town, there were some very important events that occurred that few may have paid attention to. Some people have become all worked up over the timing of the final address of Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to the Assembly, for it was on Yom Kippur; the highest and most solemn of the Jewish holidays. more

Iran, Israeli sovereignty over Judea and Samaria, and the concept of Israel as a nation that stands alone were some of the burning issues Danny Danon, Deputy Speaker of the Knesset and Chairman of the Immigration, Absorption and Diaspora Affairs Committee, addressed, in a recent phone interview with the Jewish Star. more

Yom Kippur. Doesn’t matter how much you eat or drink right before the fast begins. As soon as you get home from Kol Nidrei chances are you’re going to be dying of thirst, and in the morning you’ll be craving that cup of joe (along with a danish or donut, in my case). more

Perhaps it was Rabbi Shmuel Hain who said it best: “We can now fully appreciate the unique theme of the days between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur and how they function as a bridge between the two. more

Avir d’yisroel machkim – The very air of Israel brings us to wisdom. We have developed a tradition to send our children away to Israel, usually for a year of intensive study after they complete high school. more