The High Holiday Amida
The Amida prayer for both Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are very different from the regular weekday or Shabbat prayer during the year. Join Rabbi David Sedley as he explores important highlights from each, including the congregation’s participation in the Chazan’s repetition.
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September 3, 2024 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
The High Holiday Amida: Additions to the Amida in the 10 Days of Penitence
The High Holiday Amida: Additions to the Amida in the 10 Days of Penitence
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In this class we go through the six additions to the regular Amida that are made between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur.
September 10, 2024 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
The High Holiday Amida: Rosh Hashana Musaf (part 1)
The High Holiday Amida: Rosh Hashana Musaf (part 1)
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In this class we learn about the nine blessings of the Rosh Hashana Musaf Amida. This is the central theme of Rosh Hashana, Kingship, Remembrance and Shofars.
The Talmud says that we include nine blessings corresponding to Hannah’s prayer of thanksgiving after her son Shmuel was born. But what is the deeper connection between Hannah and Rosh Hashana?
Kingship is the major theme of Rosh Hashana, yet it is lacking entirely in the verses about Rosh Hashana. Why is that? And how to the verses that the Torah brings as sources relate to the true meaning of kingship?
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September 17, 2024 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
The High Holiday Amida: The High Holiday Amida
The High Holiday Amida: The High Holiday Amida
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September 24, 2024 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
The High Holiday Amida: The High Holiday Amida
The High Holiday Amida: The High Holiday Amida
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October 1, 2024 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
The High Holiday Amida: The High Holiday Amida
The High Holiday Amida: The High Holiday Amida
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Rabbi David Sedley lives in Jerusalem with his wife and six children. He was born and raised in New Zealand before making Aliya in 1992. He left Israel temporarily (for eight years) to serve as a communal Rabbi in Scotland and England and returned to Israel in 2004. His latest book is "The Elephant of Deliberate Forgetfulness: and other unexpected interpretations of the weekly Torah reading". He has also translated Rabbeinu Yonah's commentary on Pirkei Avos and is the co-author of Sefiros: Spiritual Refinement Through Counting the Omer (both Judaica Press). Over the years Rabbi Sedley has worked as a journalist, a translator, a video director and in online reputation management. He also writes a weekly Torah blog on the Times of Israel.