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In our generation, we have the ability to be aware of everything that is going on in the world, the challenge is the concept of “nosei b’ol im chaveiro” Watch Part...

We all know the song, “Dip the Apple in the Honey, Make a Bracha Loud and Clear”… but should we really be making a bracha on the apple? Shiur provided courtesy...

The mishna says we pass before Hashem (in judgement) like “bnei maron.” The Gemara gives three explanations of this phrase. Why do we need three different metaphors to explain the same...

Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach says that the shehechiyanu on the second night of Rosh Hashana is for the zman, the new fruit is just there to satisfy all the opinions. Therefore,...

One of the reasons given for eating pomegranates on Rosh Hashanah is because it has 613 seeds. This idea is not found in the Gemara. Where did it originate? Shiur provided...

Unlike the crusades, one of the most tragic events in Jewish History, the Spanish inquisition and the subsequent expulsion is absent from Kinot. Why? Shiur provided courtesy of Torah Anytime

Rosh Hashanah is when Hashem weighs our good & bad deeds to determine our fate for the year. It should be after Yom Kippur when are sins have been forgiven. Shiur...

The Levush writes that the structure of Selichot is modeled after davening. Ashrei is the Pesukei DeZimra of Selichot. What is the purpose of Selichot? Shiur provided courtesy of Torah Anytime

The Mishna says that on Rosh Hashana, we are judged “kivnei maron.” Why not just say one at a time, without the mashal, especially one that needs explanation? Shiur provided courtesy...

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!...