The High Holidays
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A shiur by Rabbi Zalman Baruch Melamed regarding the high holidays
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"Bring us back in whole-hearted repentance before You”
There are those who wonder how we can ask God to return us in Teshuva (repentance). After all, Teshuva is our job. I heard once from Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu, that every Teshuva contains an aspect of man and an aspect of the Blessed Creator, Who sends man an awakening to repentance. -
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Was It Worth Creating The World For Me?
Rosh Hashana is the anniversary of the creation of the first man. It's also the day on which God judges the whole world. What is the connection between the two? -
Checking the Simanim for Rosh Hashana
The right way one should check the Simanim for Rosh Hashana according to Bedikas Hamazon. -
The Reason For Symbolic Foods
Beyond their taste, eating symbolic foods such as apples, pomegranates, carrots, and beets on Rosh Hashana have a special meaning. -
The Art of Listening
Every Jewish holiday has a representative color. Each Yom Tov also connects to one of the senses. What sense connects to Rosh Hashana? -
Fear of Elul
Right now, faced with the prospect of having to turn my life and my emotions upside down, I go into a panic that results in total spiritual paralysis. Fear of Elul. -
Checking the Simanim for Rosh Hashanah
The right way to check the Simanim of Rosh Hshana, to make sure there are no bugs in our food.
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