Monthly Archives: September 2023

A talk about the so-called Fast of Jonah, edited from a conference paper and offered in memory of my late father.

Posted on September 24, 2023 by Dr. Seth Ward

Edited version of a talk offered on the occasion of the yahrzeit of my father, Aba Ward, Saturday, September 2, 2023. יהי זכרו ברוך It was based on a short passage in a conference paper offered in Spanish (elsewhere on … Continue reading →

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Study Text for Jonah

Posted on September 24, 2023 by Dr. Seth Ward

THE BOOK OF JONAH: A STUDY GUIDE Dr. Seth Ward 2023 / 5784 Let’s review some of the key verses we will discuss. Jonah 2: 1-2 וַיְמַ֤ן יְהֹוָה֙ דָּ֣ג גָּד֔וֹל לִבְלֹ֖עַ אֶת־יוֹנָ֑ה וַיְהִ֤י יוֹנָה֙ בִּמְעֵ֣י הַדָּ֔ג שְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה יָמִ֖ים וּשְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה לֵילֽוֹת׃ … Continue reading →

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Taslich on the Sabbath–some thoughts.

Posted on September 15, 2023 by Dr. Seth Ward

I was asked recently about a creative Tashlich program on the first day of Rosh Hashanah at Kavod Senior Living. Tashlich is a ceremony typically enacted on the afternoon of Rosh Hashanah in which Jews walk to a nearby river … Continue reading →

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Sounding the Shofar during the month of Elul

Posted on September 13, 2023 by Dr. Seth Ward

Sounding the Shofar during the month of Elul In 2019, R. Stephen Booth-Nadav of Kavod Senior Living held a weekly sounding of the Shofar during the Hebrew month of Elul—the month before Rosh Hashanah; this year (2023) a resident sounded … Continue reading →

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The Selichot service: a gateway to the High Holy Days

Posted on September 8, 2023 by Dr. Seth Ward

This is an adaptation of a talk given previously at Kavod Senior Living and to the WUTS group.–SW SELICHOT Dr. Seth Ward I. The Selichot service: a gateway to the High Holy Days. It is said that the pious of … Continue reading →

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The 37th Government of Israel: Knesset Majority, Voter Minority

Posted on September 7, 2023 by Dr. Seth Ward

The 37th Government of Israel: Knesset Majority, Voter Minority Seth Ward This essay in PDF format: The Thirty Seventh Government of Israel and the Israeli voters   This table is adapted from the Knesset website showing the results of the Nov. … Continue reading →

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