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The Maharsha says Moshe really lived 121 years since his 120th year finished on the 6th of Adar and he passed away on the 7th. Why then does he say “I...

The Levush says we circle the bimah during Hoshanot because of the joy of the holiday. How is Hoshanot, circling the bimah, and beating the aravah the major manifestation of simcha...

The Rama MiPano writes that Hashem atones our sins on the 486th hour of the year, the 6th hour of Hoshana Rabbah. Rav Shlomo Kluger writes that Hoshana Rabbah is greater...

The Mechaber discusses the reason we sit in sukkot. What are the halachic ramifications of whether our sukkot commemorate the Ananei HaKavod or actual sukkot they used in the desert? Shiur...

Many learn that “חג הסוכות תעשה” is an implicit blessing, if you perform the mitzvah of ישיבת סוכה, you will merit to perform it next year as well. Why is the mitzvah...

Rav Achai Gaon and Rebbi Akiva died on Yom Kippur. Why does Yom Kippur conclude with “ה’ הוא האלוקים”? Why does the parsha of Yom Kippur say what to do and...

 Shiur provided courtesy of Naaleh.com Adapted by Channie Koplowitz Stein Among the sins that we ask Hashem for forgiveness on Yom Kippur are “the sins that we committed before You bli daat/without knowledge.”...

The Zohar says that Yom HaKippurim is like Purim. How are these two seemingly polar opposite days similar? Mar berei D’Ravina fasted all year except for 3 days, Erev Yom Kippur,...

Why is Elul alluded to in מגילת אסתר in the context of משלוח מנות?  Why does  Nechemiah specifically tell the nation to send מנות to those who don’t have on Rosh...

The minhag was that everybody fasted on Erev Rosh Hashana and to wake up early before dawn to daven selichot. Why? If someone does teshuva one day a year it’s as...