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Directing the Heart to God: Moses’ Hands, Brass Serpents, and the Shofar

"Did the hands of Moses make the battle or did his hands break the battle? Rather, as long as Israel gazed upward, and directed their hearts to their Father in Heaven, they prevailed; but when not, they fell." — M. Rosh Hashanah 3:8 

Dr. Rabbi Avraham Walfish

Composing Rosh Hashanah as a Day of Judgment

The main source in rabbinic literature for Rosh Hashanah serving as a day of judgment is a mishnah that describes this holiday and the three pilgrimage festivals as “periods of judgment.” By comparing this Mishnah with teachings attributed to R. Akiva, we can trace how this idea evolved in the tannaitic period and how this mishnah reshapes it.

Dr. Rabbi Avraham Walfish

What Does Rosh Hodesh Celebrate?

Tracing the meaning and motifs of Rosh Hodesh (the new moon festival) from the biblical through the talmudic periods reveals a day of two different meanings.

Prof. Michael Satlow
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