Keyword: Andrew Warmflash
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The Jewish mystical tradition asks: How was it possible for God to create the universe if God’s presence encompasses everything. The Kabbalah’s answer is that God had to contract — … more
Rosh Hashanah celebrates the anniversary of God’s creation of human beings. more
One of the most important values celebrated during the Hanukkah holiday is captured in a passage near the end of the haftorah that we read in synagogue on the Saturday morning of the holiday. more
The Jewish holiday of Shavout will be celebrated on May 27-28. It marks the time when God gave the Torah to the Hebrews. Rabbis Eliot Skiddell and Andrew Warmflash reflect on the holiday's meaning. more
Jews around the world observe Hanukkah for eight days every winter in celebration of a miracle that was done for our ancestors at this season, but what exactly was the miracle? more
The Hewlett-East Rockaway Jewish Centre began Mitzvah 613, a project to write a new Torah scroll for their shul, in hopes of bringing congregants together to share in the joyous process. more
One striking tradition that is widely observed by Jews at their Passover Seders involves the afikomen, a piece of matzah broken off near the beginning of the evening and eaten by participants “for dessert” after the meal. more
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