New vs. Different
The months of Elul and Adar are both the ends of the year (for months & for years). Why are their energies so different? Chodesh (new) & Shanah (different)
The Shofar’s Two Names: Sleepless Sermon for Rosh Hashana
Rav Yaakov Ariel points out that the shofar is called by two names – shofar and keren. What is the difference between the two? Rosh Hashana 5768
The Torah Reading for Day 1: Sleepless Sermon for...
Why did chazal choose the birth of Yitzchak as the laining for the first day of Rosh Hashana. Why we model the 100 shofar blasts after Sisera’s mother and it’s connection to...
The Shofar of Rosh Hashanah – The Piercing Cry...
In Va’etchanan, when it talks about the praise of Bnei Yisrael, it refers to the fact that we can call out to God – but this isn’t unique to Bnei Yisrael!...
The Teshuva for Mechirat Yosef: Teshuva Drasha 5774
L’zecher nishmat Shalom ben Yisrael Aumann. The Rambam says that the first step in teshuva is to verbalize one’s wrongdoings. How the story of Yosef and his brothers parallels and as a...
Rosh Hashana: Ultimate Reality
Shouldn’t the day of judgement be the last day of the year, not Rosh Hashana? If it’s judgement day, why do we focus on God’s kingship and make no mention of...
Divrei Chizuk before Selichos 5774
The Sefer HaChinuch lists six constant mitzvot including loving and fearing Hashem. What do these mitzvot demand of us? How do we achieve them?
Hilchos Yom Tov
The following is meant as a convenient review of Halachos pertaining to Yom Tov. The Piskei Din for the most part are based purely on the Sugyos, Shulchan Aruch and Ramah,...
Vayigdal Mosheh: Inyanei Rosh Hashanah
The Auspicious Nature of Rosh Hashanah In the Beis HaMikdash, on Rosh Hashanah, the Mishna says that the chatzotzros finished first, and the shofaros kept blowing, because mitzvas hayom is with...
Pledge of Allegiance
Rosh Hashanah is not mentioned in the Torah as a day of judgment. The Torah refers to it as a day of zikaron (remembering) & of shofar.
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