![]() ![]() Notice the last day of Passover.Īnd then, on Wednesday night for those who celebrate 7 days of Pesach, and Thursday for those who celebrate 8, it’s eat chametz night! Time for pasta and toast, bagels and bread, cereal and - who knows? - doughnuts. Such markers of time are especially important for those of us whose days are blending into each other as we stay home and struggle to create structure for ourselves. It’s a yontif (Yom tov, a non-work holiday day), like the first day (or two) of Passover, and I invite you to light candles to mark the beginning of this ending. Tonight begins the seventh day of Pesach. Reb Zalman supported the Open Siddur Project telling its founder, "this is what I've been looking forward to!" and sharing among many additional works of liturgy, an interview he had with Havurah magazine in the early to mid-1980s detailing his vision of " Database Davenen." The Open Siddur Project is proud to be realizing one of Reb Zalman's long held dreams. ![]() In September 2009, he became the first contributor of a siddur to the Open Siddur Project database of Jewish liturgy and related work. He continued teaching the Torah of Ḥassidut until the end of his life to creative, free and open-minded Jewish thinkers with humility and kindness and established warm ecumenical ties as well. He was initially sent out to speak on college campuses by the Lubavitcher Rebbe, but in the early 1960s, after experimenting with "the sacramental value of lysergic acid", the main ingredient in LSD, leadership within ḤaBaD circles cut ties with him. in psychology of religion at Boston University, and a doctorate from the Hebrew Union College. He was ordained as an Orthodox rabbi in 1947 within the ḤaBaD Hasidic movement while under the leadership of the sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe, Yosef Yitzchok Schneersohn, and served ḤaBaD communities in Massachusetts and Connecticut. Born in Żółkiew, Poland (now Ukraine) and raised in Vienna, he was interned in detention camps under the Vichy Regime but managed to flee the Nazi advance, emigrating to the United States in 1941. Zalman Meshullam Schachter-Shalomi, affectionately known as "Reb Zalman" (28 August 1924 – 3 July 2014) was one of the founders of the Jewish Renewal movement. We say the prayer as a community because none of us is alone in mourning.Rabbi Dr. The rhythmic cadences of Kaddish are soothing to us both in mourning and over the years as we say it at Yahrzeit and at Yizkor to remember our loved ones. Kaddish is also said each year on the anniversary of the death (Yahrzeit) and at Yizkor. Historically, Kaddish was said for only 30 days for a child, spouse or sibling many now say Kaddish for 11 months when in mourning for any family member. ![]() The mourner must remain part of the community even as his or her instinct might be to withdraw.Ī person mourning a parent says Kaddish 11 months. So that one can feel a part of the community even while grieving. ![]() Traditionally, the prayer is said only when there is a minyan, a quorum of 10 Jews. By reciting it, mourners show that even as their faith is being tested by their loss, they are affirming God’s greatness. The prayer never mentions death or dying, but instead proclaims the greatness of God. Of the five variations of the Kaddish the best known is the Mourner’s Kaddish. Kaddish means ‘sanctification’ in Aramaic and it is related to the Hebrew word Kadosh, which means ‘holy.’ Kaddish is a 13th century, Aramaic prayer said during every traditional prayer service. ![]()
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