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Steven Schwarzman@RabbiSAS·14 Apr

My #Passover2022 column in the @ABJewishNews - https://albertajewishnews.com/rabbi-s...

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Rabbi Steven Schwarzman: Pesach is for both adults and children - https://albertajewishnews.com/rabbi-s...

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I was at @idanraichel’s concert tonight, when the attack in #TelAviv happened few hundred meters away. The singer said: « Every morning in the land of Israel is a good morning and every evening is also a good evening. No terrorist is going to decide for us what a good night is. »

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Thank you, UAE.

UAE Embassy in Israel@UAEinIsrael

The #UAE Embassy in #TelAviv strongly condems the terrorist attack which took place in #Dizingoff center and expresses its condolences to the families of the victims of this dreadful act- may their memory be blessed- and we wish a speedy recovery to all those injured.

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As I wrote a moment ago, Bahrain and other Arab countries have made peace with Israel. It's time the Palestinians did as well.

Thank you, Bahrain.

Bahrain Embassy Israel @BahrainEmbIsr

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of #Bahrain strongly condemns the terrorist shooting that took place in #Tel_Aviv, which led to the death of two people and the injury of a number of civilians,

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From poeticaperture.com, on

Shma Koleinu: A Jewish People’s Commentary on the Siddur

“This book is a collection of beautiful reflections on words from our prayerbook. Rabbi Schwarzman and others (rabbis, cantors, etc.) reach into the meaning behind the prayers to bring forth stories, lessons, or thought-provoking insights.”

“God knows the numbers of the stars, calling each one by name. We are part of a universe that is not left unattended. Our own part in it may be small, but that does not diminish our importance to God. The stars count, and so do we.” ~ Rabbi Steven Schwarzman writing about Psalm 147

…and everywhere else, too. After Tisha B’Av, Jews can get married, and it seems many of them are this month.

It’s a real blessing to be able to marry a Jewish couple, and it is one of the best parts of being a rabbi. I really enjoy meeting with the couples, sometimes a year in advance, and sometimes only weeks in advance. Getting to know them and how they met, and seeing their love for each other, is a true pleasure, and guiding them through the process of preparing for their wedding – ordering a ketubah, explaining and personalizing the traditional Jewish marriage ceremony, explaining kosher witnesses and kosher rings and all the rest – leads up to the wedding day itself. And the holiness of serving as their wedding officiant (the province’s term, not mine) under their chupah is just magical.

Yes, the Jewish calendar does allow Jewish weddings on some days and not on others. The two main periods in which Jewish weddings are not done are the omer, the period from Passover until Lag Ba’Omer, and the three weeks from the 17th of Tammuz through the 9th of Av. But not to worry: before you book a wedding venue and a florist and a band and a crew of photographers and videographers, meet with your rabbi to determine whether the date you want is kosher, and to make sure the rabbi you want is available.

More info on planning a Montreal Jewish wedding.

 

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…and everywhere else, too. After Tisha B’Av, Jews can get married, and it seems many of them are this month.

It’s a real blessing to be able to marry a Jewish couple, and it is one of the best parts of being a rabbi. I really enjoy meeting with the couples, sometimes a year in advance, and sometimes only weeks in advance. Getting to know them and how they met, and seeing their love for each other, is a true pleasure, and guiding them through the process of preparing for their wedding – ordering a ketubah, explaining and personalizing the traditional ceremony, explaining kosher witnesses and kosher rings and all the rest – leads up to the wedding day itself and the holiness of serving as their wedding officiant (the province’s term, not mine) under their chupah is just magical.

Next week, after Shavuot, I’ll join a few hundred other authors of Jewish-themed books at the Jewish Book Council‘s annual JBC Network conference in New York. We’ll each get precisely two minutes to introduce ourselves and our books.

Some elevators are slower than that.

Next week, after Shavuot, I’ll join a few hundred other authors of Jewish-themed books at the Jewish Book Council‘s annual JBC Network conference in New York. We’ll each get precisely two minutes to introduce ourselves and our books.

Some elevators are slower than that.

Here’s a thoughtful review of this book on Jewish prayer by Fred Reiss in the San Diego Jewish World: http://www.sdjewishworld.com/2015/03/…

Shma Koleinu: A Jewish People’s Commentary on the Siddur

Here's a thoughtful review of this book on Jewish prayer by Fred Reiss in the San Diego Jewish World: http://www.sdjewishworld.com/2015/03/...
Shma Koleinu: A Jewish People's Commentary on the Siddur

I created a new Listopia list on Jewish Prayer: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/8...

I hope it's not chutzpadic to add Shma Koleinu: A Jewish People's Commentary on the Siddur to the list, which includes some fine books.

Shma Koleinu: A Jewish People's Commentary on the Siddur