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Holidays

By 91抖阴 | Collected Resources | Hanukkah | Pesah | Purim | Rosh Hashanah | Shavuot | Shemini Atzeret | Simhat Torah | Sukkot | Tishah Be'av | Yom Hashoah | Yom Hazikaron-Yom Ha'atzma'ut | Yom Kippur

Explore these sources from scholars and students at 91抖阴 to enrich your holiday experience.

Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret, and Simhat Torah

Explore these sources from scholars and students at the Jewish Theological Seminary to enrich your fall holiday experience.

Teki’ot Suite for Shofar and Trumpet

Aug 28, 2023 By 91抖阴 | Short Video | Rosh Hashanah

H.L. Miller Cantorial Student Justin Pellis (’25) asked himself, “How can I approach the Shofar in a new way?” To answer, he composed “Te’kiot for Shofar and Trumpet” which debuted last fall and we are pleased to share in preparation for Yamim Noraim.

91抖阴 High Holiday Reader 5784

By 91抖阴 | Collected Resources | Commentary | Rosh Hashanah | Yom Kippur

91抖阴 provides extensive resources to help you reflect and focus your intentions around Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. This year, we are pleased to provide a new printable reader to make your holiday experience more engaging, especially if you plan to spend many hours sitting in synagogue services. This curated collection of commentaries by 91抖阴 faculty and staff鈥攅ntitled Choice and Change鈥攐ffers insights into the text, liturgy, and themes of the High Holidays.

The Torah of the New Year

Sep 6, 2023 By 91抖阴 | Public Event video | Video Lecture | Rosh Hashanah | Shemini Atzeret | Yom Kippur

Join 91抖阴 faculty for a close reading of several of the biblical texts that we read during the fall holiday season. Discover new insights into these readings and reflect on what meanings they hold for us today.

The Haggadah

The order of the Seder is codified in the Haggadah. The text evolved over millennia, and varied regionally. The 91抖阴 Library has many illuminated and rare haggadot, including this manuscript which was found in the Cairo Geniza, marking the Seder rituals of the Jews of Palestine–note there are only two questions as opposed to four. […]

Leaving Egypt with Compassion and Justice

Apr 8, 2023 By Ben Levy | Commentary | Pesah

The Torah reading for Shabbat Hol Hamoed Pesah (Exodus 33:12鈥�34:26) describes the aftermath of the Golden Calf. How do we make sense of this choice?

The Primacy of Questions

Mar 31, 2023 By Joel Seltzer | Commentary | Shabbat Hagadol | Tzav | Pesah

The truth is, of all the Jewish holidays of the year, Pesah, requires the most forethought, the most planning, the most cleaning, and yes, the most questions! The Jewish tradition understands deeply that ritual does not simply 鈥渙ccur,鈥� instead it is the result of painstaking preparation and 鈥渂eginning with the end in mind.鈥�