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Additional Piyyutim for Use on the Yamim Noraim
Although Mahzor Lev Shalem contains many more piyyutim than was true of the previous RA mahzor, several rabbis, cantors, and lay leaders have requested three additional piyyutim.
Home Observances: Shabbat
One-page sheets containing Shabbat rituals and blessings for the home.
Al Ha-nissim for Yom Ha-atzmaut
Siddur Sim Shalom for Shabbat, Festivals, and Weekdays incorporated a new Al Ha-nissim prayer, which was modeled on the versions recited at Hanukkah and on Purim into the Amidah and Birkat Ha-mazon.
Beat It! The Ritual of Havatat Aravot
October 17, 2011
By Bradley Shavit Artson, Ziegler SchoolThis CJ Journal article originally appeared in Vol. 48, No. 4, Summer, 1996, pp. 26–34. The introduction follows below:One of Judaism's oddest rituals is that of beating the aravot (willow fronds)...
עד דלא ידע: Drinking on Purim
April 21, 2025
By David Golinkin, President, Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies
Note: A version of this article originally appeared with the title Just How Drunk Should a Jew Get on Purim? in Insight Israel: The View from Schechter, Jerusalem:...
Elul Mussar: Heshbon Ha-Nefesh
August 30, 2011
by Ira StoneThis excerpt from A Responsible Life describes the general approach to a serious Mussar practice engaged in over time. It can also be used more specifically as a methodology for doing focused spiritual preparation in anticipation of...
Kiddush Hashanah
September 13, 2011
In the first millennium, many prayers were written for the evening of the New Year, but over time they fell out of favor. This new section, dedicating the new year, addresses a felt need to reflect on the year that is beginning: to celebrate the...
