ב"ה
Yom Kippur 5764 - October 5, 2003
At Onement
On Yom Kippur we embrace. Our harmony is no longer a harmony of "should", but a harmony of "is". All is forgiven. At onement
On Yom Kippur we embrace. Our harmony is no longer a harmony of "should", but a harmony of "is". All is forgiven. At onement
Does G-d Care When I'm Sad?
Or perhaps it's the other way around: we care, simply and only, because You, G-d, care
Or perhaps it's the other way around: we care, simply and only, because You, G-d, care
Story
The Paper Chicken
"How I do kaparot?" repeated Rabbi Elimelech. "I do what everyone else does. I hold the rooster in one hand, the prayer book in the other, and recite: This is my exchange, this is in my stead, this is my atonement..."
"How I do kaparot?" repeated Rabbi Elimelech. "I do what everyone else does. I hold the rooster in one hand, the prayer book in the other, and recite: This is my exchange, this is in my stead, this is my atonement..."
Current
Our Rosh Hashanah Blackout
I feel as if I am on another planet, a different dimension. For the first time in a long time, I truly feel Rosh Hashanah
I feel as if I am on another planet, a different dimension. For the first time in a long time, I truly feel Rosh Hashanah
Reverse Biology
Why do we fast on Yom Kippur? A common perception is that it’s to de-emphasize our physicality on the most spiritual day of the year. According to chassidic teaching, the very opposite is the case.
Why do we fast on Yom Kippur? A common perception is that it’s to de-emphasize our physicality on the most spiritual day of the year. According to chassidic teaching, the very opposite is the case.
Once A Year: A Yom Kippur Anthology
It is a courtroom decked in white, a fast day and a festival, the holiest day of the year but also a time that is beyond holiness. If we can't explain Yom Kippur, let's talk about it...
It is a courtroom decked in white, a fast day and a festival, the holiest day of the year but also a time that is beyond holiness. If we can't explain Yom Kippur, let's talk about it...
Parshah
Haazinu in a Nutshell
Moses’ song to the Jews before his passing. G‑d instructs Moses to climb Mount Nebo, from which he will view the Promised Land.
Moses’ song to the Jews before his passing. G‑d instructs Moses to climb Mount Nebo, from which he will view the Promised Land.
Yom Kippur Torah Readings in a Nutshell
The "annual singularity" (achat bashanah) brought together the holiest day of the year, the loftiest soul on earth, and the holiest place in the universe
The "annual singularity" (achat bashanah) brought together the holiest day of the year, the loftiest soul on earth, and the holiest place in the universe
The Book of Jonah
And he said to them; "Take me up, and cast me into the sea, so shall the sea be calm for you; for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you..."
And he said to them; "Take me up, and cast me into the sea, so shall the sea be calm for you; for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you..."
Every sin creates a bad angel. But these are always weak and ill-formed
angels, lacking vigor and limbs, for no Jew ever sins with a whole heart.
— Rabbi Zusha of Anipoli
Print Magazine
How to unmask a blessing in disguise:
Stare it in the face and say, “I know you are not just a lousy day or bad luck. I know you are a good friend—even if for the life of me I cannot determine how. I know there is only one Source of All Things, and nothing can convince me that evil descends from Above. Evil descends fr...
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