U’Netaneh Tokef: Background and History
“Let Us Tell How Utterly Holy This Day Is“ The Background The prayer entitled “U’Netaneh Tokef” is attributed to a Rabbi Amnon of Mainz, Germany, who lived about one thousand years ago....
Three Basic Prayers of Rosh HaShanah: Malchuyot, Zichronot, Shofarot
Three descriptions, so to speak, of G-d, through which we can relate to Him, are contained in the Mussaf Prayer of Rosh HaShanah. They are as follows: 1) Malchiyot – Kingliness:...
Introduction To Rosh HaShanah
Rabbi Tanchum said: “If someone, who has recited the Shema every day of his life, misses it just one evening, it is as if he has never said the Shema at all....
Rosh HaShanah: Birthday of Mankind and Judgment Day
Rosh HaShanah is the day on which G-d created Man, Adam, G-d’s final and most precious creation. Each Rosh HaShanah, the birthday of Mankind, we proclaim G-d as our one and...
Bein Keseh L’Assor
Rabbi Allen Schwartz, from Congregation Ohab Zedek, NYC, talks at Adereth El Congregation, NY about Bein Keseh L’Assor – Between the Hidden Moon and the Tenth of the Month. Rosh Hashana...
Reflections on Teshuva
Rabbi Tzvi Flaum (Senior Rabbi, Congregation Knesset Israel, Far Rockaway, NY) visits Young Israel of Jamaica Estates to deliver an inspiring message of Teshuva, according to the Rav’s conceptual analysis.
Self-Awareness and Awareness of Self
We associate viduy with teshuva, and on Yom Kippur we express teshuva though confessing and regretting our sins, but in what sense is it that Rosh Hashana is the first day...
The Dual Nature of Rosh Hashanah as a Holiday...
Rabbi Weinreb discusses the role of simcha in the celebration of Rosh Hashanah. There is a paradox in many of our observances…sometimes we are asked to contain within our selves two...
What If?
Rabbi Shimon Apisdorf, author of “The Survival Kit” series, discusses the shofar and its impact on us during the yamim noraim. What if we missed the call of the Shofar? What...
Selichot Prior to Rosh HaShanah
The custom of saying selichot (penitential prayers) during the Days of Repentance is quite an ancient one, and is mentioned already in the time of the Geonim, who lived only a...
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