Monthly Archives: September 2013

MY DANCE PARTNER – by Rabbi Baruch Cohon

MY DANCE PARTNER – by Rabbi Baruch Cohon           If you know me you probably looked at this title and wondered what kind of partner would dance with a geezer with two left feet?  Simple.   One that has no choice.  This week … Continue reading

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SOME “MAZEL” FOR SUCCOTH –by Rabbi Baruch Cohon

SOME “MAZEL” FOR SUCCOTH –by Rabbi Baruch Cohon           My friend and former colleague Rabbi Meyer Heller used to feel sorry for the Succoth holiday which comes this week.  “Succoth has no mazel” was how he put it.  “People are all shuled out … Continue reading

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NULL AND VOID – Kol Nidrey blog by Rabbi Baruch Cohon

NULL AND VOID — Kol Nidrey blog by Rabbi Baruch Cohon Recently I heard someone refer to “Kol Nidrey,” the famous chant that opens the evening service of Yom Kippur, as “the most moving Jewish prayer of all.”  Actually, Kol … Continue reading

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HNY — New year message from Rabbi Baruch Cohon

HNY — New year message from Rabbi Baruch Cohon If you’re Jewish, happy 5774!  And if not, happy rest of 2013 or whatever number you observe.  Starting Wednesday at sunset and continuing Thursday and Friday, the Hebrew calendar inaugurates its … Continue reading

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