Cheshvan: The Most Important Month of the Year
The month of Cheshvan is the only month without any holidays. In Sefer Yetzirah, each month is linked to a letter in the alphabet. Why is Cheshvan linked to the letter...
Oct 16, 2017
By Rabbi Dr. Yitzchak Breitowitz
“Nagila V’Nismicha Bach” – Dance With Hashem, Dance With...
Wouldn’t it make more sense to begin the annual Torah cycle at the beginning of the year? What is the connection between Shemini Atzeret and finishing the Torah? Why is rejoicing...
Oct 8, 2017
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein
Yaakov’s Yerusha
Shiur provided courtesy of Naaleh.com Summary by Channie Koplowitz Stein As we leave the Days of Awe with the close of Yom Kippur and begin our preparations for Sukkot, we are...
Oct 4, 2017
By Shira Smiles
Sukkot: Praying for Rain – Praying for the Fallen...
Why do we specifically pray for the rebuilding of the Beit HaMikdash on Sukkot (in bentching)? What does Eliyahu mean that there will only be rain “according to my word”? Why...
Oct 4, 2017
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein
The Three Bikers
The highways in Israel on Yom Kippur: some focus on the fact that the highways are nearly empty, some focus on the lone bikers.
Oct 3, 2017
By Rabbi Dr. Sholom Gold
From Yom Kippur to Sukkot
Oct 2, 2017
By Rabbi Dr. Yitzchak Breitowitz
Rabbi Gold: Yom Kippur 5778 – Jonah’s Struggle with...
Sep 26, 2017
By Rabbi Dr. Sholom Gold
Doing Teshuva Effectively 2: Spiritual and Psychological Perspectives
Doing Teshuva Effectively: What is spirituality? Is it different from religion? And how does the answer to this question bring us closer to G-d? Watch Part 1
Sep 26, 2017
By Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb
Victorious Vision
Shiur provided courtesy of Naaleh.com Summary by Channie Koplowitz Stein Each year before Yom Kippur we explore one of the sins for which we confess and ask forgiveness in the al...
Sep 25, 2017
By Shira Smiles
Teshuva: Tahara and Kapara
Sep 24, 2017
By Rabbi Dr. Yitzchak Breitowitz
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