Yom Kippur: Fission
What is it about Yom Kippur that makes it different than all the other days of the year – even from Shabbos and Yom Tov? How is Yom Kippur similar to the first...
Over the Edge of Time and Space
Yom Kippur has several “deviant” aspects to it. The Kohen Gadol is allowed to go into the Kodesh HaKodashim, we bring the Seir La’Azazel (which is offering a sacrifice to Satan!), and we use a...
Shabbos Shuva: Riding the Wave of Destiny
The Midrash says that Adam composed Mizmor Shir L’Yom HaShabbat after learning about the power of repentance (teshuva) from Cain. What does this chapter in Tehillim have to do with Teshuva? Haazinu usually...
Aseres Yemei Teshuva and Shabbos: The Portal
The 10 days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are the days during which G-d can be found. What does that mean? If someone’s merits and demerits are equal, why does...
Footsteps of Angels: Yom Kippur
There are interesting lessons to be learned from an unusual aspect of the Yom Kippur prayers. On Yom Kippur we say Baruch Shem Kevod out loud in Shema because we are...
Cleansing from Sin
In Hilchot Ta’aniyot the Rambam says that the commandment on fast days is to fast & cry out. What is the source-pasuk in the Torah for this mitzvah? Sometimes the “Darchei...
Teshuva Drasha: “The Truth About Yona”
Yonah essentially took on God and was an angry Navi. What was the tension between Yonah and God? Why is it chosen as the Haftarah for Yom Kippur Mincha? What is...
The Extent of Hashem’s Mercy
The Storyline The story of Bilam, the gentile prophet, is most peculiar. It begins when Balak, the king of Moav, recognizes that he is in danger. The Jewish Nation had just...
Sprinting Through Life
The Almighty communicates with us in mysterious ways. We may be going about our daily routine when G-d unexpectedly sends us a message of great importance. Such was the case about...
The Centrality of Repentance to Torah and Mitzvot
Why did the Rambam place Hilchot Teshuva in Sefer HaMada, the book that deals with the fundamentals of Judaism? Is it because Teshuva is fundamental to Judaism or because it deals...
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