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The Message of the Chanukah Lights is that we are all “nosarim”, survivors, similar to the oil that was found; We are not “nisharim”, leftovers. Presented by Rabbi Yosef Grossman.

Chanukah, a holiday of light, occurred at a time of darkness, during Greek rule and right after the era of prophecy ended. The miracles served as a sign that ultimately Moshiach would...

Rabbi Levi Goldstein explains the difference between the Chanukah Menorah and the Menorah of the Holy Temple, and the lesson in Avodat Hashem we can learn from the differences.

One of the messages of Yom Kippur is the reminder to appreciate the here and now, not to take life for granted.

Simchat Torah: Why Dance Now? – Why do we rejoice over the Torah at this holiday and not on Shavuot, the holiday seemingly more appropriate?

The connection between Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah. The Tefilot of Yom Kippur focus on teshuva on a personal and on a national level.

Sukkot is an extension of Yom Kippur, when we sit in the sukkah we show that we don’t just immerse ourselves in the spiritual in shul on Yom Kippur.

Kinus Teshuva: Rabbi Yoel Schonfeld speaking at Congregation Shaaray Tefila in Lawrence, NY on Sunday, September 16, 2007. A discussion of the 4th chapter in the Rambam’s Hilchot Teshuva (laws of...

The ongoing taint and tikkun of the selling of Yosef and the Golden Calf. On Yom Kippur God ensures that negative actions and behaviors from the past year are as if they never...

Why is Yom Kippur considered the happiest day of the year? Why is Kol Nidrei – an annulment of vows – said at the most powerful moment of the year, doesn’t it...