I hope everyone has been blessed during these festive fall feasts of the Holy One of Israel! As we meditate on the deep meaning behind waiving the four species this year, let us learn the beautiful importance of being unified in the symbolism of the waving of the etrog and lulav! I have attached an…
Sermons from September 2026
Sukkot 2025
The seven days of Sukkot—celebrated by dwelling in the sukkah, taking the Four Kinds, and rejoicing—are followed by Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah
Sukkot—when we expose ourselves to the elements in greenery-covered huts—commemorates God sheltering our ancestors as they traveled from Egypt to the Promised Land. The Four Kinds express our unity and our belief in God’s omnipresence. Coming after the solemn High Holidays, Sukkot is a time of joy and happiness
The first two days (or one day in Israel) are yom tov, when work is forbidden, candles are lit in the evening, and festive meals are preceded with Kiddush and contain challah dipped in honey. The remainder of the days are quasi holidays, known as chol hamoed. We dwell in the sukkah and take the Four Kinds every day (except for Shabbat, when we do not take the Four Kinds)….
What: Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the year, when we are closest to God and to the essence of our souls. Yom Kippur means “Day of Atonement,” as the verse states, “For on this day He will forgive you, to purify you, that you be cleansed from all your sins before God. When: The 10th day of Tishrei,…
Learn about the Prophetic Song of Moses in Torah Parashah Ha’azinu from Rabbi Yitzchak and how it correlates to the Song of the Lamb!
Feast and blow the Shofar and hear about all the symbolism of this very special Holy Day found in Leviticus 23 this year on the evening of September 11, 2026 at sundown. Not only is it the commemoration of the creation of the world but it is also the prophetic day of Trumpeting that Messiah…