5 pertinent matters for the Ten Days of Teshuva
Thoughts for the days between Rosh Hashannah and Yom Kippur.
Thoughts for the days between Rosh Hashannah and Yom Kippur.
It's never all or nothing.
The moving cantor's prayer, the doubter's prayer. And the call to teshuva.
In a newly published video, the Rav delves into the secret of the baal teshuva's elevated status before God.
There are two great barriers to teshuva. They are surmountable.
As we read our Parasha approaching the Day of Judgement, it guides us as to the ‘life’ for which we should fervently plead, on that Day.
Where is the new outreach/inreach initiative by Belz heading?
There is no greater work of Kiruv than the inspired work of two self-made women who did not have an Orthodox upbringing.
Man is called on to sanctify the material world, not shun it, writes Rav Samson Raphael Hirsch. So why do we fast?
Being clear of sin is the goal for both the guf and neshamah in anticipation of the final resurrection.
My feelings towards Jews who have thrown off the mantle of Torah observance.
Rabbi Cohen's book 'What Did You Say?' remains one of the most popular works on shalom bayit.
Our goal is to elevate the physical elements and joy of Purim to a state of sanctity, to an expression of love and gratitude to Hashem
Intermarriage in the USA has complicated the teshuva process, but in Israel it is going strong. And let us not forget Chabad. A critique.
The keys to the teshuva process are elucidated by rabbis and commentators.
Israel's first Chief Rabbi: Which stimulus is truly fundamental to the process of true teshuva?
Straightforward reading of Torah verses makes it clear where Jews are supposed to be, so why were we in Los Angeles?
A day of fasting such as today's Fast of Tammuz is not one of dieting, but of introspection, contrition and remorse for our situation today.
The existential angst of budding adulthood takes on a whole new dimension in a world that has weaponized “identity” to incoherence.Op-ed.
Secular Jews pose a threat to the Jewish People when they assimilate In Israel, many have dedicated themselves to uprooting Jewish life.
The Tanya compacts four millennia of Jewish wisdom to answer the great personal and existential questions of life.
What is the best entry point through which more people can engage better with their Judaism?
Documentary chronicles Berel Solomon's journey 'from drug dealer and prince of the nightclub business to Lubavitcher Hassid.'
Whatever wagon we are on, wherever the path leads, we know we are on a holy journey together. 'Baderech-along the path to Teshuvah'.Review.
The Tanya compacts four millennia of Jewish wisdom to answer the great personal and existential questions of life.
G-d is happiest when we treat our fellow with love and care. Rabbi Yitzchak Botton shares insight on Teshuva based on the story of Moses.
The Tanya compacts four millennia of Jewish wisdom to answer the great personal and existential questions of life.
We should never give up on a single Jewish soul. “A myrtle among the reeds is still a myrtle and is called a myrtle“ (Sanhedrin 44a).
Here we are again, not having met our past aspirations. What can we do to be more successful in the coming year?
No matter how far a person has fallen in his observance of Torah and Mitzvot, there is always a way back- a life-line.
The Tanya compacts four millennia of Jewish wisdom to answer the great personal and existential questions of life.
Rabbi Kook teaches that in the return of even secular Zionists to Israel there is a profound holy core, there is the light of teshuva.
The ten days are not there just in case you need more time, but so that the process of Teshuva can be assimilated into our lives.
Is atonement for sins between man and Hashem dependent on his having appeased his fellow man, for any sins against him?
As we prepare to stand before the King, we must look inside ourselves because we have the capacity for greatness. It depends only on us.
Rav Kook's definition of teshuva is on a totally different plane than the one used in our daily discourse.
The courtyard and balcony minyans required this year due to Corona hold a great blessing. We just have to look for it.
We are treatng the plague's symptoms but not its underlying cause.We need the language of teshuva and a deeper, spiritual healing. first.
Every space, every line in the Torah has meaning. Even the number of pesukim between topics can teach us a lesson-that change takes time.
Teshuva does not have to be a grandiose act. Sometimes it is a small action that makes a big change.