Rabbi Zecharia Wallerstein taught for many years in a yeshiva high school in Crown Heights. Most of the boys were from non-religious homes. One of
It is written in the Gemara Rosh Hashanah (16a) that we mention in the Musaf of Rosh Hashanah Malchuyos (pesukim about Hashem’s kingship over the
A newly-married man came home on the first night of Rosh Hashanah with a brand new tire. His wife asked him, “What in the world
Jewish tradition informs us that Rosh Hashanah is the day when God created Adam and Eve, crystalizing the celebration of inclusion of mankind into God’s
“Dip the apple in the honey, make a bracha loud and clear…” Apples and honey is one of the most well-known and cherished minhagim that
Parshat Ha’azinu, Shabbat Shuva “Shuva Yisrael … ki chashalta ba’avonecha!—Return O Israel,” cries the Navi Hoshea, “for you have stumbled through your sin”—a powerful call
Perhaps we had a warning about what would happen on Simchas Torah, 5784. When Rosh Hashanah 5784 fell on Shabbos, I recalled a teaching of
If you blow shofar in a forest, and no one is there to hear, did it make a sound? Why do we blow the shofar
As Rosh Hashanah is here, what is going to be the new tune of our song? In this week’s parsha, Haazinu, Moshe and Yehoshua composed
Elul and Rosh Hashanah center around the concept of teshuva. Teshuva literally means “return”— but to whom, or perhaps to what, are we returning to?
The simanim are special foods that are a central part of the festive meal on Rosh Hashanah. We dip an apple in honey and wish
The period of the Yamim Noraim, Days of Trepidation, ought to motivate us to think deeply about the choices we make. We are given the
