by admin | Feb 22, 2026 | Rabbi's Marmon's Blog
“If not for you,” sang Bob Dylan, “my winter would hold no spring.” Our two early springtime holidays – Purim and Passover – form a remarkable study in contrasts. The latter is both the first Jewish holiday (born alongside the Jewish nation), and falls first in the...
by admin | Dec 26, 2025 | Rabbi's Marmon's Blog
I was dreaming when I wrote this; forgive me if it goes astray. By the time you read these words, these events may seem distant memories, chased away by once unthinkable circumstances that seem to follow upon one another’s heels at breakneck pace lately. Better, I...
by admin | Aug 30, 2025 | Rabbi's Marmon's Blog
As the High Holy Days come into view over the horizon, this year my mind is on the sometimes forgotten fall holiday that sneaks in behind: Sukkot (or Succoth, if you hanker for old-timey transliterations that won’t upset your computer’s spell checker). Let’s take a...
by admin | Feb 21, 2025 | Rabbi's Marmon's Blog
The springtime holidays, Purim and Passover, are linked by four named shabbatot (Sh‘kalim, Zachor, Parah, and haChodesh), each marked with a unique maftir Torah reading and related haftarah which overrules the usual haftarah matched to the weekly parashah. Although...
by admin | Dec 30, 2024 | Rabbi's Marmon's Blog
The late winter months on the Jewish calendar are marked by two special occasions. First is ‘Asarah b’Tevet, the tenth of Tevet (January 10th this year), one of four annual fasts connected with the destruction of the First Temple, specifically marking the date when...
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