Tag: Rosh Hashana
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Rebbetzin’s Reflection Rosh Hashana
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The Head of the Year I recently asked a group of growth-oriented women what Rosh Hashana brought to mind. The answer, almost across the board, was menu planning, how to elevate our Yuntif tables to make it special. We spend a lot of time on Rosh Hashana eating and davening…
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Rebbetzin’s Reflection Nitzavim
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The Heart of the Matter Parshat Nitzavim is traditionally read on the Shabbos immediately preceding Rosh Hashanah. In a parsha consisting of only forty pesukim, the Hebrew word for heart (lev—לֵב) appears an astonishing eleven times and is heavily concentrated within the pesukim of teshuva (Devarim 30:1–10), where it appears…
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Pulse of the Parsha – Ki Savo 5786
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Trembling and the Table In chapter 34 of Moby Dick, Herman Melville describes two dining rooms aboard Captain Ahab’s whaling ship, the Pequod. At Ahab’s table, the officers sit in near-paralyzed silence: “They were as little children before Ahab… their intent eyes all fastened upon the old man’s knife… I…