EVE of YOM KIPPUR
ASKING FORGIVENESS: The offenses that we have committed against another person are not forgiven on Yom Kippur, unless we previously ask forgiveness from the person...
SELIHOT and the secret of the 13 attributes
The core of the Selihot prayer we recite before and during Yom Kippur is the Biblical text 'Amonay, Amonay, E-l Rahum veHanun....". These words...
FAST OF GEDALIA: Why Do We Fast Today?
Today September 28th, 2022, 3 of Tishri 5783, is Tsom Gedalia, a fast day instituted to remember the murder of Gedalia Ben Achiqam, the...
Good News: Your dad is the Judge!
This Shabbat is unique since it is at the center of "The Ten Days of Teshuba", the days between Rosh haShana and Yom Kippur....
How to miss the greatest opportunity of the year?
Yom Kippur is the most important day of the Jewish year. The day we confess our mistakes and misdeeds to God, resolving to improve...
We the sheep
זוכרנו לחיים מלך חפץ בחיים
Rosh haShana, the Jewish New Year, is the day of judgment. On that day God examines our actions and decides...
ROSH HASHANA: We and the Judge
ה 'מֶלֶךְ יושֵׁב עַל כִּסֵּא דִין
Rosh haShana is the beginning of the new Jewish year. We will be celebrating the beginning of the year...
Admitting that we don’t know…
Today is the 8th day of Elul, 5770
Hakarat haChet, acknowledging our mistakes, is the first step of the process of Teshuba (repentance and change).
One...
Regret After Drinking: Four Scenarios
THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF TESHUBA
In his book Menorat haMaor, Rabbi Isaac Abohab, who lived in Spain during the 14th century, writes (p. 668-669) that...
