By Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein Last week, Jews the world over celebrated Purim Katan, a minor holiday observed in the month Adar I of a leap year, exactly one month before the regular Purim is observed in Adar II. To start getting into the Purim spirit, this essay explores the names of two heroes from […]
BY RABBI NORMAN LAMM Kol Nidre THE JEWISH CENTER September 25, 1974 Years, decades, even centuries seem to have passed since we last assembled here for Kol Nidre services. What a difference between last year and tonight! Last year at Kol Nidre, things seemed so normal despite the intermittent crises, so innocent despite the […]