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Elul-Rosh Hashana

Learn the basics

  • Seven Questions People Ask About Rosh Hashanah
  • Of Creation and Our King
  • Prelude to the Shofar
  • You That Slumber - Awake! A Shofar Essay
  • The Shofar: A Wake-Up Call
  • The Epitome of G-d's Kindness
  • Prayer - a Bond that Ties
  • The Focus of Rosh Hashanah
  • The Sounds of the Shofar
  • Trial Preparation
  • Rav Levi Yitzchak's Lessons on Prayer
  • A Time for Fear, A Time for Joy

  • Read Excerpts


    Repentance and Self Improvement
    A Month of Preparation
    An Opportunity not to be Missed
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    Laws and Customs
    The Shofar: A Wake-Up Call
    The Custom of Eating Symbolic Foods
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    Additional Torah.org Classes
    The Time is Now - Lifeline, 5759
    Recognition of Good - Perceptions, 5760
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    Rosh Hashanah recipes
    Honey Cake
    Sweet Round Raisin Challah
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