“Do you promise that you won’t tell?” In New York City there is a program called ‘Released Hour’, in which any child who wants to can get released from public school once a week one hour early and go to participate in a class about his religion with a […]
Monthly Archives: March 2022
1 Nissan (April 1-2) – Shabbat Rosh Chodesh Nissan – “Day of Ten Crowns”. Shabbat Tazriya, Shabbat Hachodesh.Torah Reading: Lev. 12:1-13:59, Num.28:9-15, Ex.12:1-20, Haftora: Ezekiel 45:16-46:18First opportunity for the Blessing on blossoming fruit trees (see Siddur – special sheet on this blessing available from Ascent upon request) 8 Nissan (Apr.8-9) Shabbat Metsorah, […]
Mystical Month of Nissan
The Chasidic movement, particularly the Ba’al Shem Tov, revived the idea of the importance of one’s Jewish birthday. The Ba’al Shem Tov made a point of blessing people on their birthday as it is a time of renewal and empowerment for the coming year. [To find the Jewish date of […]