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It’s Not Easy to Start Living
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He was learning about the Jewish festivals from Leo. The arrival of the new year was suddenly upon him, and that’s when he decided that fasting on Yom Kippur would be a fine adventure. The…

Contributor:

Bernardo Verbitsky

Places:

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Date:

1941

Subjects:

Yom Kippur, Sacrifice, Prayer, Hunger, Holidays

Categories:

Literature, Fiction
Torat ha-‘olah (Law of the Burnt Offering): On the Lunar Calendar
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I found it written somewhere that the eleven offerings brought on Rosh ḥodesh [the New Moon] correspond to the eleven extra days of the solar year over and above those of the…

Contributor:

Moses Isserles

Places:

Prague, Holy Roman Empire (Lithuania)

Date:

1570

Subjects:

Astronomy, Holidays, Rosh Ḥodesh, Sacrifice

Categories:

Science & Philosophy, Astronomy
God’s Attributes
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The Lord came down in a cloud; He stood with him there, and proclaimed the name Lord. The Lord passed before him and proclaimed: “The Lord! the Lord!a God compassionate and gracious, slow to…

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Land of Israel (Israel)

Date:

Biblical Period

Subjects:

Holidays, Calendar, Sacrifice, Temple, Rosh Ḥodesh

Categories:

History, Lists & Catalogues, Literature