How Hearing the Torah Reading Can Change Your Life
So the next time you hear the Torah being read, I invite you to: listen deeply, engage with the text, and let it transform you.
Jacob Rapport
So the next time you hear the Torah being read, I invite you to: listen deeply, engage with the text, and let it transform you.
On Parashat Ki Tisa, honor someone in your community who embodies empathy and care. The Aliyah also marks the anniversary of the pandemic.
On the mornings of Sukkot, Shacharit and Musaf follow the standard festival format. The lulav and etrog should be shaken.
The intermediate days of Sukkot, the weekdays, combine some features of festival days and normal weekdays to create wholly unique day.
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Minhah, the Afternoon Service, begins with the Torah service, including selections from Leviticus and the haftarah on the Book of Jonah.
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