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Rabbi Grossman discusses the background of “UNetaneh Tokef” that we say in Mussaf on Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. He then explains this important prayer line-by-line.

There are many aspects to Rosh Hashanah: it’s the beginning of the year, it’s a day of judgement, & it’s the day we coronate Hashem as King. What is the connection...

On Rosh Hashanah we are judged as we are now (like Yishmael). It seems hard to believe that we can just be good for 48 hours and receive a good judgement!...

Rosh Hashanah is a peculiar holiday: when one is going to court they are usually scared, yet we enter Rosh Hashanah confident we will be judged favorably!?! Further, this attitude seems...

On Rosh Hashanah we are on trial yet we don’t beg God for forgiveness! Shouldn’t we coronate God and stand on trial AFTER we are forgiven on Yom Kippur!?!

Why does Rosh Hashanah precede Yom Kippur, they should be reversed? Why doesn’t the Torah mentioned that Rosh Hashanah is a day of Judgement?? Why doesn’t our behavior on Rosh Hashanah reflect the...

What are teshuva and kapara – are they one and the same or are they different? If they are different then how do they differ & how do we achieve each...

The Rambam says that “complete Teshuva” is achieved when you are in the exact same situations with all the conditions as when you sin but you refrain from sinning, Why is...

According to the Rambam, the actual mitzvah of Teshuva is viduy (confession). Other rishonim, including the Ramban, hold Teshuva itself is a mitzvah. How could it be that according to the Rambam there...

The Rambam says that we gain atonement via Teshuva today since there is no Beit HaMikdash to offer korbanot. If we can gain teshuvah through atonement then why is there need...