http://weekly-rabbi.com/2009/02/27/adar-in-a-season-of-discontent%e2%80%a6/ Rabbi Gerald Skolnik, Forest Hills Jewish Center Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:40:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 http://weekly-rabbi.com/2009/02/27/adar-in-a-season-of-discontent%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-17144 Andrea Novotny Tue, 03 Mar 2009 17:00:41 +0000 http://weekly-rabbi.com/?p=57#comment-17144 The Rosh Hodesh service is one which I always anticipate with great enthusiasm, whatever else is happening in my life. It's a joy to sing Hallel with our congregational family so soon after dawn. Rosh Hodesh has a special valence in our history, as well as being a harbinger of the Pesah festival. Leaving shul in the morning never means shedding the feeling of the shaharit service, especially the enhanced "high" of the Rosh Hodesh service. Particularly in these times, it is even more helpful to carry that feeling through the next several days. Hag Purim sameach! - Andrea Novotny The Rosh Hodesh service is one which I always anticipate with great enthusiasm, whatever else is happening in my life. It’s a joy to sing Hallel with our congregational family so soon after dawn. Rosh Hodesh has a special valence in our history, as well as being a harbinger of the Pesah festival. Leaving shul in the morning never means shedding the feeling of the shaharit service, especially the enhanced “high” of the Rosh Hodesh service. Particularly in these times, it is even more helpful to carry that feeling through the next several days. Hag Purim sameach! - Andrea Novotny

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