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Dec 31, 2025 ∙ 2 min
A Friendship Made at My Alaskan Shabbat Table
Six Stories from my Sabbath Table Shared by Rabbi Dov Gartenberg 2025 End of Year Campaign in Support of Shabbat with Friends NM A Sixth Story from My Sabbath Table Wednesday, December 31, 2025 When I first arrived in Juneau, Alaska in 2011, I offered a Hebrew class at the small local synagogue, Sukkat Shalom. Twenty people signed up—almost all of them members of the shul, except for one. His name was Richard Dauenhauer , and from the very first session it was clear he had a...
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Dec 31, 2025 ∙ 3 min
The Shlocky* Sukkah Roof: When Things Go Wrong
Six Stories from my Sabbath Table Shared by Rabbi Dov Gartenberg 2025 End of Year Campaign in Support of Shabbat with Friends NM A Fifth Story from my Sabbath Table. Monday, December 29, 2025 *Lesser Known Usage: The rain roof of a Sukkah used in wet climates. Rabbi Akiba Aiger (German 18 th century) used to be very strict about the mitzvah of hospitality-(hachnasat orchim). Once on Shabbat one of the guests happened to spill a cup of wine. The clean white tablecloth...
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Dec 30, 2025 ∙ 4 min
Make Your Home a Gathering Place for the Wise
Six Stories from my Sabbath Table Shared by Rabbi Dov Gartenberg 2025 End of Year Campaign in Support of Shabbat with Friends NM A Fourth Story from my Sabbath Table. Tuesday, December 30, 2025 יְהִי בֵיתְךָ בֵית וַעַד לַחֲכָמִים, וֶהֱוֵי מִתְאַבֵּק בַּעֲפַר רַגְלֵיהֶם, וֶהֱוֵי שׁוֹתֶה בְצָמָא אֶת דִּבְרֵיהֶם: Yose ben Yoezer used to say: let thy house be a house of meeting for the Sages and sit in the very dust of their feet, and drink in their words with thirst. A Fourth...
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