What is the essence of Moshe's farewell message to Am Yisrael just before his passing?
Where immorality is rampant, it is a sign that the potential for ethical conduct is there. God created opposing forces for man’s benefit.
In recent years, there has been a tremendous growth in gatherings all over Israel of Torah study, attended by hundreds of thousands.
Will we be forgiven for the betrayal of our heritage which occurred but a mere week ago in this country?
Love always wants more.
Shmini Atzeret is not the rainy season in the Southern Hemisphere. What to do?
The etrog should be kept away from moisture. This is in order to preserve its beauty for the entire duration of Sukkot.
The Tanya compacts four millennia of Jewish wisdom to answer the great personal and existential questions of life.
The answer to our problems – and the source of our joy – is Divine meaning.
You have the choice to be any one of the Four Species.
The value of the day is not what happens on that day, but the impact of that day and the days, months and years that follow.
When there is true unity, differences of opinion remain in all of their force.
Our prayers, for example, offer a consistent way to make the longing for the Temple a regular part of our day.
Emuah Essay: The holiday of Sukkot has the power to give us a boost of emunah for the entire year. It tells us that God is embracing us.
The difference between Emunah in Israel and other nations.
Israel's first Chief Rabbi asks: Why should such a flimsy structure be a paradigm of protection and safety?
Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah in the profound thought of the UK's late world-renowned Chief Rabbi.
We can all use a hug: the power of the sukkah.
And why did the Tur say that Sukkot is for Yaakov Avinu?
Eventually, if you try to live in it after the holiday, a sukkah will collapse. Come back inside, come home.
On Sukkot the agenda is not so much a credal theory of Providence but a pulsating feeling of joy.
One can learn much from a Gadol's customs and behavior, sometimes as much or more than from his lectures.
A primer for understanding the hoiday that begins Friday night this year and ends a week later.
The gate of Aliyah is still open but their minds are closed. Is God posing challenges to test their loyalty? Will He reject them?
G-d wants us to be happy.
For Sukkot, one of the three pilgrimage festivals, a list of scribes who visited the Holy Land. Strangely, no one mentions Palestinians.
Several years ago, we experienced a Sukkot holiday like no other.
VeZot HaBracha - Approaching retirement and beyond: "His eyes had not grown dim"
Every second childn in first grade in Israel wears a kippa. Remember that.
The Tanya compacts four millennia of Jewish wisdom to answer the great personal and existential questions of life.
We can reach a Yom Kippur even in our brokenness, as this is when we got the second tablets,a state of completeness within human existence.
Questions about fasting and medication, illness, headaches, pregnancy on the most solemn day of the Jewish year.
On Yom Kippur Rav Hutner was restrained but he became very animated during the recitation of the Kohen Gadol's Avoda.
Four men, the Zohar tells us (Volume 1, Bereishit 27a), entered the Orchard, the פַּרְדֵּס (Pardess)....
|Kol Nidre, Neilah, Yizkor, always bring crowds to the synagogue, even if this is the only time they come during the entire year.
A comparison of the atonement of Yom Kippur and the sin of Aaron's sons.
Tears rolled down my face, releasing the pain and bitterness bottled inside, softening the grief...from the horrible events I had witnessed.
Venture into the depths of Shirat Ha'azinu, a poetic & profound masterpiece, & peel back the many layers & levels hidden in a single verse.
Religious Zionist scholars connect the parasha with the Land of Israel.
Summary of the laws that pertain to the holiest and most solemn day of the Jewish year.
In this world, a judge cannot truly do ‘true justice’, so that it does not punish innocent people, those who may be affected by it.
The far left is a paper tiger that feeds on our delusionary fears - listen to the simple sound of the shofar and dismantle them.
If I’m Never Enough, I Give Up.
What’s the difference between hope and ‘good’ hope? Surely all hope is good?
Or as they say in Yiddish:' A yid bleibt a yid.' The pride of being a Jew that echoes in one’s soul.
Yom Kippur.- It is an immersion that gets your head in the game. And it entails an acknowledgment that our heads were not in the game.
The Tanya compacts four millennia of Jewish wisdom to answer the great personal and existential questions of life.
Avodah Zarah prevents man from being fully human.
In order to believe in G-d, one must be willing to accept that we don’t know the whole story.
I find myself absolutely speechless. I cannot comprehend, the images are disturbing, quite shocking.
Rabbi Kook on teshuva: To attain teshuva a person must rise above his focus on himself and forge an attachment with the Jewish Nation.
You have a lot in common with Adam and Eve if you are a freshman at university. Read on.
The era of 5783 (2022-2023) is over. That is sad because, despite much unrest, there were good things in our lives in the previous year.
The rectifications required and repair of the past misdeeds are in the days of repentance that conclude with Yom Kippur.
Today's fast marks assassination of Jewish leader after Temple's destruction, and subsequent end of hopes to restore life in Israel.
In this episode, we delve into the profound concept of Rosh Hashanah as the Day of Judgment.
Why did Israel's first Chief Rabbi burst into tears when describing the three kinds of shofars?
It's never all or nothing.
For a sweet year."Le- Shana Tova uMetuka" But is there more to this symbol than its sweet taste?
