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One of the reasons given for eating pomegranates on Rosh Hashanah is because it has 613 seeds. This idea is not found in the Gemara. Where did it originate? Shiur provided...

Unlike the crusades, one of the most tragic events in Jewish History, the Spanish inquisition and the subsequent expulsion is absent from Kinot. Why? Shiur provided courtesy of Torah Anytime

Rosh Hashanah is when Hashem weighs our good & bad deeds to determine our fate for the year. It should be after Yom Kippur when are sins have been forgiven. Shiur...

The Levush writes that the structure of Selichot is modeled after davening. Ashrei is the Pesukei DeZimra of Selichot. What is the purpose of Selichot? Shiur provided courtesy of Torah Anytime

The Mishna says that on Rosh Hashana, we are judged “kivnei maron.” Why not just say one at a time, without the mashal, especially one that needs explanation? Shiur provided courtesy...

In Va’etchanan, when it talks about the praise of Bnei Yisrael, it refers to the fact that we can call out to God – but this isn’t unique to Bnei Yisrael!...

You know the meaning of the first letters of “ani l’dodi v’dodi li” but what about the last letters? And why do we call Hashem “Dodi?” Gain many insights into Elul....

The miracles of the modern State of Israel’s successes in making land that was barren for thousands of years produce again. This is the fulfillment of the verse in Bechukotai which...

Rabbeinu Yonah writes that it is a requirement to remember & contemplate the kindnesses of Hashem. A reliving of the events culminating in the 6-day war. Dedicated in memory of Yissachar...

Yonah is revived by Eliyahu and takes on his personality traits. The similar character traits of and parallels between Eliyahu and Yonah ben Amitai.