Uncovering the Depth and Beauty of the Yom Kippur Machzor.
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Join Charlie once again, as he takes us on a majestic journey through Yom Kippur, and explains to us the beauty of the Kol Nidrei service. You don’t want to miss this one!
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Purim and Yom Kippur: An odd couple?
On their face, there could not be two more unlikely holidays to wed than Yom Kippur and Purim. Even the youngest child knows that Purim is a holiday meant for fun and celebration, for costumes and parties. Yom Kippur, on the other hand, is the most solemn day of the Jewish calendar, calling on us [...]
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The Puzzling Story of the Megillah
The story of Esther tells us in the most lively, realistic fashion, with a tinge of refined yet biting sarcasm, about paradoxical, absurd events, which are both tragic and comical at the same time. We are told a story of a king who, as our Rabbis have already remarked, killed his beautiful, beloved, young queen [...]
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The Nullity of Being; the Greatness of Being
A Meditation on Sin and Repentance At the core of man is duality. Some might suggest contradiction. Regardless of how it is characterized, man’s essential duality creates tension in his life. For man is both corporal, like every other being that walks the face of the earth, and he is spiritual, imbued with the dignity [...]
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Yom Kippur: 13 Midos
The two events of Ma’amad Har Sinai: The Bris of Din and The Bris of Chessed. Esther Wein’s new shiur for Yom Kippur.
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Mishnas Chayim – Yom Kippur: A Life’s Journey
One of the high points of Yom Kippur is the haftarah recited during minchah: the cherished Sefer Yonah. The compelling narrative is familiar to most. Charged with a mission to prophesy to the people of Nineveh and exhort them to teshuvah (repentance), Yonah attempts to flee instead. Read the text version
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