Holidays:

Rosh Chodesh 

Collections: R' Schachter Jewish Heritage Tour 2024: Holland, Belgium & Switzerland

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Shiur given on a bus in Zurich. Laws of Rosh Chodesh. If Yom Tov falls on Shabbos, does one mention Shabbos in ya'aleh v'yavo? Why do we say ya'aleh v'yavo on Yom Tov and Rosh Chodesh? If Yom Tov falls on Shabbos, are the holiness of both blended together? In the ya'aleh v'yavo of bircas hamazon, does one say "ki Kel "melech" chanun etc? What are the two aspects of Jerusalem? Why would one tear keriya seeing Jerusalem? Does the Jewish calendar follow the sun, the moon, or both? Should many mourners say kadish together? Why did Rabbi S R Hirsch travel to see the Alps? Which essays did Ahad Ha'am plagiarize? Why did Ahad Ha'am stop being observant?