Judging Judiciously
Shiur provided courtesy of Naaleh.com. One of the sins which we confess and for which we ask forgiveness on Yom Kippur is the sin of judgment. While one might think that...
“And though the holes were rather small…”
In a daring and optimistic passage, the rabbis describe the Divine assistance 1 received by those who make even the smallest gesture of repentance: Yassa said: The Holy One, blessed be...
Visiting the Graves of Loved Ones Before Yom Kippur
There is a meaningful custom of visiting the graves of our loved ones during the period surrounding Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. What thoughts should enter our hearts and minds when...
An Unesaneh Tokef Companion
As told to Chaia Frishman The chazzan begins to hum the familiar tune of Unesanu Tokef. Familiar, not because I’ve heard its melody in shul for the last few decades, but...
Halacha L’Maaseh: Yom Kippur
Asking Forgiveness If you know you have offended or otherwise injured someone, ask for forgiveness before Yom Kippur (if doing so will bring up bad feelings from the past, you may...
Forgiveness
I don’t know whether you ever noticed, but teshuvah, the whole cycle of repentance and forgiveness, plays no part in the early dramas of humankind. It doesn’t in the story of...
God’s Faith In Us
Professor Reuven Feuerstein who died aged 92 in April 2014 was one of the great child psychologists of the world, a man who transformed lives and led severely brain-damaged children to...
Yonah: Running Away From God
On Yom Kippur at Mincha we read the book of Yonah. The message of Yonah is that even if your teshuva isn’t 100%, it still has an impact, you have to do something...
Hilchos Uminhagei Yom Kippur
The following is meant as a convenient review of Halachos pertaining to Yom-Kippur. The Piskei Din for the most part are based purely on the Sugyos, Shulchan Aruch and Rama, and...
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