News for Teshuva Masters of our own DestinyAs we prepare to stand before the King, we must look inside ourselves because we have the capacity for greatness. It depends only on us. An introduction to Rav Kook's concept of teshuvaRav Kook's definition of teshuva is on a totally different plane than the one used in our daily discourse. Days of Awe in the shadow of coronaThe courtyard and balcony minyans required this year due to Corona hold a great blessing. We just have to look for it. Ask the children studying in the local cheder - they know the answerWe are treatng the plague's symptoms but not its underlying cause.We need the language of teshuva and a deeper, spiritual healing. first. Can we change?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. The Daily Portion, Nitzavim-Vayelech / Elul at the football stadiumTeshuva does not have to be a grandiose act. Sometimes it is a small action that makes a big change. Thoughts on the impact of the Coronavirus on the world of Jewish outreachApplying lessons from Rav Yitzchok Hutner about the Holocaust to Jewish outreach at this time. Pesach Sheni: The world can changeA second Passover? We just celebrated Pesach a month ago and many of us never heard of a Second Pesach - a special kind of second chance. Teshuva: The power to reconnect and recreateRabbi Yitzchak Botton explains how the shofar, ram's horn, is related to teshuva, the process of reconnecting with Hashem. A child's secret to TeshuvaRabbi Yitzchak Botton: Take a look at life through the eyes of a child and find the secret to a new and better year. Filling the hole in my soulA peace activist who had never found peace, Leah Neuberger was 31 years old when she first met her own religion. From spiritual alienation and existential loneliness to faithReturning to the fold in the thought of Rav Soloveitchik and the messages of Bob Dylan's songs. Be careful, Californians: Grass can killA warning to the states that legalized marijuana. Dont' worry! Be happy!Rabbi Kook's perspective on penitence is astounding. You're wasting your time, tears!A long road and a conscious and difficult decision to move forward towards the light. Musician Kleinstein Finding FaithSinger-composer Rami Kleinstein has begun to lay tefillin and conduct a kiddush to welcome the Sabbath. Words of Torah for Rosh HashanaLakewood's Rabbi Yitzchak Elbaum shares his insights into the upcoming period of celebration, reflection and repentance. Report: Amnon Yitzchak to Head New PartyTo the panoply of religious parties in Israel, add a new one to be headed by Rabbi Amnon Yitzchak. |
