Rabbi SkorkaSep 27, 20183 minSimchat Torah: The greatest joyThe festival of Sukkot is celebrated over seven days, but the Torah adds an “eighth day” of joy to it: “Shemini Atzeret” (an expression...
Rabbi SkorkaSep 21, 20183 minThe Essence of SukkotWhat is the meaning of the celebration of Sukkot? The question seems unnecessary since there is a biblical paragraph that gives a very...
Rabbi SkorkaSep 13, 20183 minThe Holiness of Yom KippurYom Kippur is the most important day in the Jewish calendar. Since biblical times it was dedicated as the time when in response to a...
Abraham SkorkaSep 5, 20183 minRosh Hashanah 5779 Biblical festivals are generally related to the seasonal events on the ancient agricultural calendar in the land of Israel: Pesach with...