Steps To Return: The Rambam writes (laws of Teshuvah 2:7): “Yom Kippur is a time for teshuvah (repentance) for all, and it is the culmination of forgiveness for [the people […]
Shabbat and Holidays
Learn about the holiest day in the Jewish calendar—its prayers, fasting, and power of teshuvah (repentance).
A Meal Fit For A King It’s fascinating: on Yom Kippur itself, we fast and afflict ourselves, yet just hours before, there is a mitzvah (commandment) to eat a festive […]
Yom Kippur. How do we connect to this day of repentance? This new Viduy companion breaks things down in a short, powerful PDF created with you in mind. Perfect for all […]
Her Early End The pronouncement on that Friday, the doctor’s stark words casting a shadow over the approaching holiness, felt like a finality we were unwilling to accept. “Hashem is […]
Repentance Is Attainable! “For this commandment that I command you today, is not hidden from you and is notfar…it is very near to you…”. The Ramban teaches that “this commandment” […]
Elul to Shemini Atzeret The journey of the High Holidays – Elul through Simchat Torah, is a single, continuous arc of self‑discovery and closeness with our Creator. Elul awakens us […]
Amalek as an Ideology Our parshah ends with the mitzvah to erase the memory of Amalek. But today, we don’t know exactly who Amalek is. So how can we still […]
Elul. Rosh Hashanah. The days when everything is decided. But how do we really connect to it? This new Yemei Ratzon (Days of Favor) Torah Nugget breaks it down in a short, […]
Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz I heard that we are supposed to taste the Shabbat food before Shabbat. What is the reason for this, and does the Rabbi […]
