When Rosh Hashanah is ushered in, we are excited about the greeting of our Melech, the King of Kings. It isan opportunity for us to be close to royalty. Yet when we think of Hashem’s ability to see us inside and out, we become frightened as we realize that He will see our shortcomings and faults and [...]
Shabbos Newsletter Rosh Hashanah 5781 Reminders: Mincha Erev Shabbos at 13:30 and 18:26. Davening times are changing due to the changing times of sunset. Please see the newsletter or the Tishrei 5781 calendar for details.. New weekday Mincha at 15:15. Mincha 20 minutes before sunset is cancelled, though there is a mincha 50 minutes before [...]
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On Rosh Hashanah we focus our prayers on coronating the King of Kings, expressing His grandeur, and standing in awe of Him. As we read the verses of malchiyos, zichronos and shofros – especially shofros, where we vividly describe Hashem’s appearance on Mount Sinai – many of us will daven in awe. Yet there is [...]
בראש השנה אנו ממקדים את תפילתנו בהכתרת מלך מלכי המלכים, הבעת תפארתו ועמידה בפניו עם יראת כבודו. כשאנחנו קוראים את הפסוקים של מלכויות, זיכרונות ושופרות - במיוחד בשופרות, שם אנו מתארים בצורה חיה את המראה של ה' בהר סיני - נתפלל באימה וביראה. עם זאת, אין שום זכר לנושא התשובה בשום מקום בתפילת ראש השנה. [...]
Halacha Shiur on blowing the Shofar with Rav Avrohom Baruch Zachariash. Includes: Do the shevarim-teruah notes need to be blown in one breath or two; Which are the most important blasts; how many blasts must one hear; What note really is a teruah; and more!
Rav Avrohom Baruch Zachariash speaks to the women of Beis Medrash Ahavas Shalom regarding the unique questions for Rosh Hashanah in a COVID environment.
Rav Avrohom Baruch Zachariash speaks before the first night of Selichos 5780.
Halacha Shiur on blowing the Shofar with Rav Avrohom Baruch Zachariash. Includes: Do women and children need to hear shofar; A Shofar in the Churva shul; and more!
Halacha Shiur on blowing the Shofar with Rav Avrohom Baruch Zachariash. Includes having 9 men blow all the notes at once, or two men blowing the notes together; Why is a shofar mukseh on Shabbos; If a person ignored that and blew on Shabbos would they fulfill the mitzvah; and more!
