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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...

Why do we begin Kol Nidrei and Yom Kippur, the holiest day of year, with the verse of “or zarua latzadik ul’yishrei lev simcha”?

Selichos Sichos: Tzom Gedaliah – presented by Rabbi Gavriel Price. An explanation of selicha #53. Between Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur Hashem makes his presence more accessible and therefore repentance, is...

Sefiras Ha’omer, Lag Ba’Omer and The Power of Achdut: Why is the korban named after the amount which is brought? What is the connection between the Omer and Rabbi Akiva’s 24,000...

In a Pre-Pesach Q&A Rabbis Yoel Schonfeld and David Polsky deal with milk, omega 3, vitamins, coffee, soy milk, non-food items, quinoa, animal food, & more. Recorded at OU World Headquarters...

The answer is a resounding, “yes.” Rabbi Hershel Schachter, Senior Halachic Consultant for OU Kashruth and Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivas Rabbeinu Yitzchak Elchanan, discusses the problems with using chometz that was...