Tisha B’Av1, 5769/2009 “Jerusalem…her impurity is in her hems” (Lamentations 1:9). Anyone who has sat with the question, “Who am I?”, for more than a minute has surely realized that it is a [...]
Shavuot 2009 / 5769 Sarah Yehudit Schneider Shavuot, the anniversary of the Torah’s revelation, is called the marriage ceremony between the Jewish people and HaShem. Just as a wedding formalizes [...]