Months 388 articles

We are not infallible, but if we can destroy it, we can fix it. You are the master of your soul – first in a series on spiritual healing by Rochi...

Realizing who you are – First in a series on repentance by Rabbi Moishe Lichtenstein, host of Water-Cooler Questions on OURadio.org. Email questions to watercooler@ou.org For part 2 click here For...

Parental guidance, parental praise, electrical conductors and missing the trade show – an introduction to the month of Elul by Rabbi Eliyahu W. Ferrell, Rabbinic Coordinator, OU Kosher.

Judaism is a blueprint for the relationship between us and God. Selichot & reciting the 13 middot are a recipe for mending that relationship

Background to selichot, codification by Rav Amram Gaon, when we begin, and an explanation of the 13 attributes of mercy, and selichot for the 1st day.

A discussion of the structure of selichot. Selichot are modeled after Mincha, the afternoon prayer. They are introduced & highlighted by the 13 attributes of mercy.  

Selichos Sichos:Day III – presented by Rabbi David Polsky. We plead God using the husband-wife motif & ask for protection. We then use a vineyard motif. After that the paytan asks...

Selichos Sichos: Erev Rosh HaShanah – presented by Rabbi Yosef Goldberg In selichot for Erev Rosh Hashanah we ask God not to enter into strict judgment with us because we can’t...

Selichot Sichot: Day V – presented by Rabbi David Polsky In selichot we admit that we have sinned, acknowledge God’s power, and ask God to forgive us.

Two views on exile, living in Israel, and realizing the happiness of Adar. Second in a new series on the inner experiences of different days on the Jewish calendar.