Yom Kippur
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Measuring the Amount One Can Eat/Drink
I will need to drink on Yom Kippur in shiurim (small amounts at a time to lower the violation). Should I prepare the portions of liquid beforehand in order to not have to measure on Yom Kippur? -
Faith and Finality
At the conclusion of Neilah, at the final moments of Yom Kippur, we have a dramatic "Declaration of Faith:" The Chazan says Sh'ma Yisrael, & we repeat it; he says Baruch Shem K'vod Malchuto 3 times & we repeat it; & he then says "Hashem Hu Ha-Elokim" 7 times & we repeat it. What is the meaning of all this? -
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Undoing The Past
The past is always prejudicially judged by the current standards of behavior and probity. Thus it is not only the future that is inscrutable; it is the past as well. -
Judgment on the High Holidays
How are we judged? Why do the righteous sometimes suffer, and the wicked live the good life in this world? How does the judgment of ‘Clal Yisrael’ affect individual?
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