How Hashem’s Hashgacha (Providence) is actually the essence of Reality
Important tenets of our faith – timeless truths that are the most important message for the 10 day of Teshuva – From Rosh Hashana through Yom Kippur – particularly in the current “climate”
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Read more...Parshas Nitzavim Codes the Secret to Make it Through Rosh Hashanna
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Read more...Aligning our personal universe with the Cosmos - what we take away from Yom Kippur
Read more...Erev Yom Kippur - preparing for the Great Convergence
Read more...What is the Essence of Teshuva? To Unleash the Full Power of Free Will!
Read more...Reversing Centuries of Understanding in a Scary Rambam
Read more...The Rock of Stability in the Storm - Shabbos Shuva 5783 in wake of Hurricane Ian
Read more...Rosh Hashana - The Alignment of Allegiance
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Between Yom Kippur & Succos
Forgiven in Thirds
To understand the special energy of these days between Yom Kippur and Succos: The midrash Rabbah in parshas Emor (30:7) on the Pasuk “And you will take for Yourselves on the first day a fruit ...
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ערב יום כיפור
General Introduction to Yom Kippur
The essence of Yom Kippur is that Hashem created for the Jewish people one day that Teshuva is easily accepted. On this day the sins are easily “erased”, which includes to fix all ...
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Shabbos & Teshuva
To understand the source for Shabbos Shuva, how it is a fundamental landmark in the Aseres Yemei Teshuva, and how it is what empowers Yom Kippur: The Midrash (Bereishis Rabba 22:28) says that after years had passed, Adam Harishon met up with his son, Kayin. Adam asked Kayin what ...
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FIRST NIGHT OF ROSH HASHANA
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The ספר החיים Book of the Living
The judgment on Rosh HaShanah is multi-leveled. First and foremost, we are judged on whether we are צדיקים– righteous, orרשעים -wicked. To be declared a Tzaddik is ...
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Haazinu – the essence of a sefer Torah
The Rambam states (Hilchos sefer Torah 7:1) that the essence of the obligation to write a sefer Torah is actually to write the Parsha of Haazinu but since the Torah is not to be written in a separate parshas therefore we must write the ...
Read more...The Avodah of Aseres Yemei Teshuva and Yom Kippur in general and in a leap year in particular.
Dedicated to the Refuah shleima of Shulamis bas Sara Sosha.
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Read more...Parshas Breishis and the current events of October 2017
Read more...Hoshana Rabba - Can't get to 8 before you go through 7
Read more...Our eyes - a message for Simchas Torah
Read more...Delivered Leill Hoshana Rabbah 5778 in the White Shul
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Read more...Delivered at a SIMCHAS Beis Hashoeva lavishly hosted by our Chaver Reb Shai SASSON
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Read more...The Amnesty Between Yom Kippur and Sukkot
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Read more...Aseres Yemei Teshuva - Condensed Time
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Read more...The proper attitude for doing for others is not “I have what to offer” but to do good because I want to do good. Whatever I have to offer is really from God. This is the attribute of David HaMelech.
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Read more...The Arba Minim (4 species) – the lulav, etrog, aravot, and hadasim – represent our ability to perform and accomplish. The 7 Noahide laws represent the other nations’ ability to perform and accomplish. On Hoshana Rabbah we show our deeds are of a higher quality.
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Read more...Sukkot was given before the sin of the Golden Calf. Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashana only came about afterwards, as a result of the sin. How are they connected?
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Read more...Rosh Hashanah is not mentioned in the Torah as a day of judgment. In the Torah Rosh Hashanah is identified as a day of zikaron (remembering) & of shofar.
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Read more...There are many aspects to Rosh Hashanah: it’s the beginning of the year, it’s a day of judgement, & it’s the day we coronate Hashem as King. What is the connection between these seemingly different aspects of the day?
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Read more...On Rosh Hashanah we are judged as we are now (like Yishmael). It seems hard to believe that we can just be good for 48 hours and receive a good judgement! At the same time, we say in davening that everything is remembered on this day!
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Read more...Rosh Hashanah is a peculiar holiday: when one is going to court they are usually scared, yet we enter Rosh Hashanah confident we will be judged favorably!?! Further, this attitude seems to contradict other aspects of the day!
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