On Hoshanah Rabba (this year on the Sunday of Sukkot 5777 / 2016) Mendel Brikman passed away at the young age of 43. He was a father, son and husband. He was a business-owner and an active member of the … Read the rest

Don’t have time yet to post this insight shared on the Shabbat of Sukkot, check back after the holiday. Hope to post it then!… Read the rest

Some years we tell this great story near the end of YomKippur, as the day nears its close and climax with the Neilah prayer. This year we told the story on the Shabbat in middle of Sukkot, as the holiday … Read the rest

One year on Sukkot we did an Israeli-themed meal and over all that food asked students to share a favorite memory of Israel. Being it was on the holiday, we had to remember as much as we could after the … Read the rest

The Sukkahleh Song has indeed become a favorite tradition at Shabbos House. Generation after generation of students here have savor and treasure it, considering it an anthem of sorts.  Indeed, we sing it almost every night in the Sukkah, in … Read the rest

Parshat Haazinu likens G-d to an eagle “who awakens its nest, hovering over its eaglets…”

Question folks! Why an eagle? What’s the comparison here, what are lessons learned, why the eagle metaphor? We ended Minyan early and had some time … Read the rest

A year or two ago, we shared a different “Like a Rope” post for Parsha Haazinu, where the verse compares Jacob’s Heritage to a Rope. See our past post here: “Like a Rope – Crimping a Cable” This time … Read the rest

 More on this page after Yom Kippur… 

For several years we do a “Yom Kippur Appeal” at the close of our Yom Kippur services on campus. One year we did the “Take5” challenge, last year we did the “Hakhel” initiative. … Read the rest

Over the two days of Rosh Hashanah, we read Torah twice and there are two Haftorahs. Here’s a fascinating thing: All four readings, from the Torah and Haftorah, are all about parents and children. That’s the main theme throughout.

First … Read the rest

The Machzor is the prayerbook for the High Holidays. There’s so much to be said on Rosh Hashanah and Yom-Kippur, so many special poems and readings, responsive prayers and add-ons, that a regular Siddur prayerbook couldn’t ever fit. Hence the … Read the rest