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Lesson 2 of 12·Sacred Time: The Jewish Holidays

Episode 2: Rosh Hashanah – Creation and Parenthood

Is Rosh Hashanah really best understood as the “Jewish New Year”? What is the relationship between British royalty and this esteemed Jewish holiday? What can Ashkenazi Jews learn from their Sephardic brethren about the holiday’s deeper meaning?

Taught By

Rabbi Meir Soloveichik
Meir Soloveichik is the rabbi of Congregation Shearith Israel and the director of the Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought at Yeshiva University. His website, containing all of his media appearances, podcasts, and writing, can be found at meirsoloveichik.com.