by Rabbi Joshua Maroof | Feb 14, 2011 | Uncategorized
The neglect I have shown my blogs over the past couple of years is the result of multiple causes – less time at my disposal being a primary one – and returning to the blogosphere feels awkward and seems like it demands a “reason”. This itself...
by Rabbi Joshua Maroof | Jul 12, 2010 | Uncategorized
נחמת יעקב – קיצור הלכות בין המצרים Essential Laws of The Three Weeks and Tisha B’av by Rabbi J. Maroof מוקדש לזכר נשמת חמותי היקרה יהודית בת שמואל ע“ה ת. נ. צ. ב. ה. שבעה עשר בתמוז – The Seventeenth of Tammuz 1. Each year we observe a period of mourning...
by Rabbi Joshua Maroof | Mar 25, 2010 | Uncategorized
(Cross posted on my Ask the Rabbiblog.) Once again, I am happy to present this brief guide to the Laws of Pesah, revised and updated for 5770. Because of difficulties with GooglePages, the PDF is not currently available online. However, I can certainly email you a...
by Rabbi Joshua Maroof | Oct 30, 2009 | Uncategorized
Take a look at this video of my son, Netanel, reading from the Torah this morning. He is chanting the text according to the Sephardi-Yerushalmi melody. Although this was not his debut performance (he read the Haftara of Shabbat Shuva as well as nearly all of the...
by Rabbi Joshua Maroof | Sep 25, 2009 | Uncategorized
VisionsMy eyes toward visions of God I raiseThough inner shadows obstruct my gazeAnd feet that would upon God’s path have treadLead me far away from Him instead. My God, I pray, do let Your wisdom’s lightRelieve me of the burden of my plightTake heed of my sincere...
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