What is the message of Musaf? A wonderful new sefer by Rabbi Elchanan Adler, shlita, titled The Musaf Prayer – Background and Commentary, provides the answer. The Tefillas Musaf of Shabbos is familiar ...

The central mitzvah of Rosh Hashannah is to hear the blasts of the shofar. The ram’s horn is blown twice during the holiday service: first, immediately before the Musaf prayer, and a second time ...

The longest prayer of the year is the Musaf prayer of Rosh Hashannah. The Talmud in Berachot 29a teaches that this prayer is connected to Hannah, the mother of the prophet Samuel: “Why are there nine ...

Grapevine: Twin Jaffe brothers lead musaf at the Great Synagogue In the absence of cantor Chaim Adler, Jaffe led the Musaf prayers, while his twin brother Zalli, who has an impressive singing voice, ...