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Tisha B’Av After Oct. 7th
Tonight is Tisha B'Av, the Ninth day of the month of Av, a day of remembrance and mourning for the two destructions of Jerusalem and the...
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- May 12
- 3 min
Thoughts on Yom Hazikaron After October 7th
This year, Yom Hazikaron, Israel’s Memorial Day is going to be different than so many others. The shadow of October 7 is still hanging...
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rabbijonathanf
- Apr 21
- 4 min
Today's Passover Miracles
Last Saturday night at 2 am as we scampered towards our safe room while 170 suicide drones, 110 ballistic missile and 20 cruise missiles...
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rabbijonathanf
- Mar 22
- 3 min
How Do We Celebrate Purim in a Time of War?
Purim is a time of joy. Parties, costumes, singing, dancing, and yes some drinking too. And not just on Purim but throughout the whole...
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rabbijonathanf
- Jan 4
- 4 min
Tears In Tel Aviv on Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur at Tribe Tel Aviv we found ourselves in the center of the turmoil that has been embroiling the country. It played out on the...
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rabbijonathanf
- Oct 15, 2023
- 6 min
Out of Darkness Comes Light
Out of the darkness comes light. Over the past few days we have seen unparalleled strength from our fellow Israelis and from the entire...
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rabbijonathanf
- Oct 10, 2023
- 4 min
From Yom Kippur in Tel Aviv to the War on Simhat Torah
The unfolding of the past 72 hours in Israel have been harrowing, but mostly heartbreaking on account of the murder and butchering of our...
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rabbijonathanf
- Sep 28, 2023
- 5 min
YK 5784: From Vision to Change
The time between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur is busy season for Rabbis, and writing the Yom Kippur speech is one of the central tasks...
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rabbijonathanf
- Sep 28, 2023
- 4 min
YK 5784: 50 Years After The Yom Kippur War
This Yom Kippur marks fifty years since the Yom Kippur War, since our country was almost overrun and destroyed. It is difficult for us...
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rabbijonathanf
- Sep 26, 2023
- 4 min
Tears in Tel Aviv on Yom Kippur
This Yom Kippur at Tribe Tel Aviv we found ourselves in the center of the turmoil that has been embroiling the country. It played out on...
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rabbijonathanf
- Sep 18, 2023
- 3 min
Rosh Hashanah 5784: Be The Best Me
Why are children so enthralled with the idea of the Cinderella story? The makeover drama, from ugly duckling to beautiful swan, has also...
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rabbijonathanf
- Jul 26, 2023
- 3 min
The Meaning of Tisha B'av: Why Do We Still Mourn?
Finding Meaning in Tisha B’Av by Rabbi Jonathan Feldman, Director, Tribe Tel Aviv Dear Friends, tonight is Tisha B'Av, the Ninth day of...
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rabbijonathanf
- Oct 2, 2022
- 5 min
Letting Go: Thoughts for Yom Kippur
Before Hollywood glorified the revenge drama, Alexandre Dumas wrote The Count of Monte Cristo, one of the most famous stories of revenge....
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rabbijonathanf
- Oct 2, 2022
- 5 min
Giving is Getting
Morning services were over, and I strode out of the synagogue ready for a busy day. I was just about to cross the doorway, and elderly...
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rabbijonathanf
- May 4, 2022
- 3 min
From Tears to Joy: Yom Hazikaron to Yom Haatzmaut
Last summer after our daughter Meirah’s high school graduation we visited Salzburg, Austria where my mother’s family is from. We saw the...
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rabbijonathanf
- Apr 14, 2022
- 4 min
The Mysterious Fifth Cup of Elijah
At the beginning of our family Seder when I was growing up my grandfather used to fill a cup of grape juice and place it in the center of...
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rabbijonathanf
- Sep 12, 2021
- 8 min
Beyond Conflict: Forgiving Others, Forgiving Ourselves -YK 2012
Sam is lonely so he goes to buy a bird that talks. But when he brings the bird home, the bird does not stop cursing. At first Sam asks...
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rabbijonathanf
- Sep 12, 2021
- 6 min
Embracing the Israel Challenge -RH 2021
Early Zionist Chasidim working the Land of Israel For many of you, this is your first Rosh Hashanah in Israel, and maybe even your first...
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rabbijonathanf
- Apr 14, 2021
- 8 min
Israel: A Country Built on Miracles
In May 1948, 5 Arab armies were poised to invade the new state of Israel. All the Jews had in their arsenal were rifles and machine guns...
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rabbijonathanf
- Feb 4, 2021
- 3 min
Rabbi Dr. Avraham Twerski zt’l: Fearless Advocate for Those Suffering From Mental Health Issues and
The recognition upon his passing of Rabbi Dr. Abraham Twerski zt’l has already shown us the many facets of his greatness. Over the years...
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rabbijonathanf
- Nov 12, 2020
- 5 min
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks: The Loss of a Jewish Global Visionary
The Jewish world and the whole world have lost a great teacher and leader, Rabbi Jonathan Sacks. Rabbi Sacks was an unparalleled scholar,...
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rabbijonathanf
- Oct 1, 2020
- 3 min
Coming Together on Yom Kippur Under the Stars in the Center of Tel Aviv
The two renowned Chasidic masters, the brothers Rav Elimelech and Rav Zusha were rounded up with some of the simple folk they used to...
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rabbijonathanf
- Sep 17, 2020
- 4 min
Flying High on Rosh Hashanah
Many of us have childhood memories of a scary scene from a movie. In mine, the hero is trapped in a room with metal walls, and a suddenly...
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rabbijonathanf
- Apr 28, 2020
- 5 min
Yom Haatzmaut Reflections: Israel -Jewish State or State for the Jews?
At the beginning of the Zionist movement in 1903, the British offered the ‘Uganda Plan’, which would have relocated Jews fleeing the...
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