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The Aleinu prayer has also been associated with martyrdom, especially of the Jews of Blois, who in 1171 were accused of ritual murder and offered their lives in exchange for baptism. The Aleinu prayer ...

This author has, in previous Rosh Hashana vorts, focused on Rabbi Amnon of Mainz, his weakening in giving the Bishop or Governor (whatever the correct title was) the perception of his consideration of ...

There are a number of prayers in the High Holiday liturgy that evoke the core purposes of this season. One of these is the Aleinu HaGadol (“The Great Aleinu”). To better understand the meaning of this ...

When I saw this Seder HaYom, it made me realize a beautiful answer to a question asked to me by one of my students. Reb Eliezer Steinberg showed me that each of the first seven words of Aleinu contain ...

"And Aaron did so, toward the face of the Menorah he kindled the lamps, as Hashem had commanded Moshe." (Sefer Bamidbar, Perek 8, posuk 3 translation as rendered in the Artscroll Chumash, page 775) ...

We close all services with Aleinu, a prayer thanking God for making us different from idol-worshipping nations and hoping for a time when everyone recognises God. In Aleinu, we say, "For they bow to ...

This Purim will be the first test of a new teen anti-drinking campaign adopted by Los Angeles’ Orthodox rabbis after a Simchat Torah debacle in which more than 100 teens were seen drinking publicly or ...

Last week we talked about the authorship of Aleinu. The complete story is: Its authorship is shared. The first paragraph was written by Yehoshua and the second paragraph was written by Achan, the ...

The Aleinu prayer combines the idea of Israel as God’s “am segulah” (treasured people), assuming the continued responsibility to live a life of worth and meaning,” and “a kingdom of priests and a holy ...