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COUNTING THE DAYS – a post-Passover message by Rabbi Baruch Cohon

COUNTING THE DAYS – a post-Passover message by Rabbi Baruch Cohon Although this Mitzvah starts on the Second Day of Pesach, our Torah readings won’t mention it for a few weeks.  Chapter 23 of Leviticus spells out the law:  “Count … Continue reading

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TWO BRIDEGROOMS – Simkhas Torah – by Rabbi Baruch Cohon

TWO BRIDEGROOMS – Simkhas Torah – by Rabbi Baruch Cohon This week we will conclude our 9-day autumn festival. Starting with building the Succah to celebrate the harvest season, and continuing with the Shmini Atzeres holiday with its memorial to … 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 … Continue reading

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