Holidays
"On the Day of Atonement the Israelites are as ministering angels." ~~ Pirqe Derabbi Eliezer
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Add a Comment"Every Jew must either give or take charity for Passover." ~~ Shalom Aleichem
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Add a Comment"The river of life...flows from birth toward death. Day follows day with wearisome monotony. Only the holidays twine themselves together to form the circle of the year. Only through the holidays does life experience the eternity of the river that returns to its source. Then life becomes eternal." ~~ Franz Rosenzweig
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Add a Comment"Thou hast loved us, taken pleasure in us, and exalted us above all tongues. Thou hast sanctified us by Thy commandments, brought us near to Thy service, and called us by Thy great and holy Name." ~~ Prayer for Festivals
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Add a Comment"Even if all other festivals vanish, not so the Day of Atonement." ~~ Safra
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Add a Comment"Who lodges a scholar in his home is as one offering first-fruits [Shavuot] in the Temple. " ~~ Leviticus (Vayikra) R.
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Add a Comment"The Sabbaths are for rest and the festivals for joy, not for fasting and weeping and crying." ~~ Maimonides
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Add a Comment"The Sabbath and holidays are the primary reason for Jewish endurance and glory." ~~ Judah Halevi
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Add a Comment"If a man says: I will sin and the Day of Atonement will atone for me, then that Day will not atone for him." ~~ Yoma 8:9
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Add a Comment"Abhor not an Egyptian, for you were a stranger in his land! [Passover/Pesach] " ~~ Deuteronomy (Devarim) 23:8
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