Yom Kippur is the most important day of the Jewish year. The day we confess our mistakes and misdeeds to God, resolving to improve...

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...

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...

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...

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...

This year that is coming to an end, 5782, has been a Shemita year.  In addition to the restrictions of working the land in...

The highest level of Teshuba (repentance) is when one regrets the mistake he or she made, immediately, before repeating it. In this way, a...

 By Rabbanit Coty Bittón   לֹא תִרְאֶה אֶת שׁוֹר אָחִיךָ אוֹ אֶת שֵׂיוֹ נִדָּחִים וְהִתְעַלַּמְתָּ מֵהֶם הָשֵׁב תְּשִׁיבֵם לְאָחִיךָ     When our oldest son was five, we were...

I received many questions from Halakha of the Day readers on the subject of Mashiach. Today I am going to address two of these...

יפה שעה אחת בתשובה ומעשים טובים בעולם הזה, מכל חיי העולם הבא It is better a moment of Teshuba (repentance) and good deeds in this...