Purim Resources
Feb 27, 2019 By The Jewish Theological Seminary | Collected Resources | Shabbat Zakhor | Purim
A curated listing of Purim and Shabbat Zakhor resources on JTS Torah Online
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Cantillation for Lamentations
Oct 23, 2018 By The Jewish Theological Seminary | Prayer Recordings | Tishah Be'av
Recordings by Cantor Sarah Levine (CS ’17).
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Cantillation for Song of Songs, Ecclesiastes, and Ruth
Oct 23, 2018 By The Jewish Theological Seminary | Prayer Recordings | Pesah | Shavuot | Sukkot
Recordings by Cantor Sarah Levine (CS ’17).
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Cantillation for High Holidays
Oct 23, 2018 By The Jewish Theological Seminary | Prayer Recordings | Rosh Hashanah | Yom Kippur
Recordings by Cantor Sarah Levine (CS ’17). EXPLORE MORE HIGH HOLIDAY CONTENT
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Cantillation for Megillat Esther
Oct 22, 2018 By The Jewish Theological Seminary | Prayer Recordings | Purim
Recordings by Cantor Sarah Levine (CS ’17). Cantillation for Megillat Esther – Trop Symbols
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When Buildings Fall
Sep 28, 2018 By Julia Andelman | Commentary | Sukkot
From my childhood perspective growing up in an apartment building in suburban Boston, having a sukkah was a symbol of arrival—and our family didn’t have one. Most of our friends lived in private homes, and so, with a mixture of enjoyment and jealousy, we traipsed all around town to have our yom tov meals in other people’s sukkot.
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Metaphorically Speaking
Sep 14, 2018 By Amy Kalmanofsky | Commentary | Shabbat Shuvah | Yom Kippur
I am sometimes surprised at how literal liberal Jews can be. Many wonder whether they can refer to God as מחיה מתים, Restorer of Life to the Dead, if they do not believe there is life after death. Many wonder whether they should recite the blessing which praises God for choosing Israel from among the other nations, אשר בחר בנו מכל העמים, if they do not believe that God chose Israel.
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Remember the Children!
Sep 7, 2018 By Daniel Nevins | Commentary | Nitzavim | Rosh Hashanah
The cries of children, and the sobbing of parents, ring in our ears each Rosh Hashanah. The Torah and haftarah readings emphasize the perils faced by sons Ishmael and Isaac, and the terrors experienced by mothers Hagar, Sarah, Hannah, and Rachel. To witness a child in danger evokes a nearly universal response to rush to the rescue. Implicit in this collection of texts is the plea that God look upon us—the Jewish people—as vulnerable children, that divine mercies might be stirred, and forgiveness extended to us all. Just as the mothers of Israel were stirred with mercy, we ask that God be moved to show us love.
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