Clips Library
-
Counting the Omer
On Pesah we begin counting the Omer, a 49 day period to Shavuot, we can have as an Omer practice becoming more conscious of our consumption patterns, perhaps not buying any new non-consumables (things that we do not use up, i.e. f ...Nirtzahcontributed by Mordechai Liebling -
Nirtzah
By: Rabbi Ari Weiss At the close of the Haggadah, after moving from past humiliations to future hopes, a surprise! A piyut, or liturgical poem, first quoted in Sefer Rokeach (1160-1238), that returns to the Haggadic theme of retr ...Nirtzahcontributed by Uri L'Tzedek -
CSJO: Land of Milk and Honey
Reader 51: For centuries, at the Seder’s conclusion, Jews repeated the phrase “next year in Jerusalem”. They longed for their homeland. It would be comforting to end this story in the land of milk and honey. But, in fact, th ...Nirtzahcontributed by Congress of Secular Jewish Organization -
Next Year in Jerusalem
Traditionally, Jerusalem has been the focus of longing for Diaspora Jews who were forced from their land and the Temple of their God. Psalm 137 is the well-known lament of the Babylonian Jews who wept "by the rivers of Babylon" an ...Nirtzahcontributed by MyJewishLearning.com -
Conclusion
One chapter in my life has concluded, but my life journey continues. What do I look forward to in the coming year... ...for myself? ...for family and friends? ...for my community? ...for my world? La-shana ha-ba-a bee-yeru-sha-la ...Nirtzahcontributed by Kalsman Institute -
Neertzah
The tasks ahead? Once again we have recited the age-old epic of our liberation from slavery. We have tasted the new growth of a world released from winter We have celebrated advances our, and other peoples of the world, have made ...Nirtzahcontributed by Mark Hurvitz
