Lessons on Jewish Holidays
The loss of the world as we knew it
When the Holy Temple was destroyed, the loss was of a whole way of life.
Rabbi Yonatan Kirsch | Cheshvan 7 5782
The Revelation at Sinai - the War with Gaza
As one man with one heart, that is how we received the Torah and how we face our enemies.
Rabbi Yonatan Kirsch | Cheshvan 7 5782
The custom of dairy products on Shavuot
There is something special when it comes to customs. Sometimes their effect is stronger than that of mitzvot.
Rabbi Yonatan Kirsch | Cheshvan 7 5782
It's not about me
Why don't we ask forgiveness for our personal sins on Rosh Hashana if it is the Day of Judgment?
Rabbi Yonatan Kirsch | Cheshvan 6 5782
Using the Hebrew Calendar
There are some people, in Israel for the most part, who oppose the use of the Gregorian calendar in their every-day interactions, and choose to use the Jewish calendar instead. Let us delve into and explain the importance of the Jewish calendar.
Rabbi Zalman Baruch Melamed | Tishrei 25 5782
The Secret Essence of Hoshana Rabba
Hoshana Rabba is one of the least understood days of the Jewish calendar. What is the source of her specialness, which isn't mentioned at all in the Torah? The class deals with the ancient sources for 3 different aspects of Hoshana Rabba which in fact, overlap and harmonize to give us a deeper understanding of this final day of Sukkot, as the "final appeal" sealing how our year is going to look!
Rabbi Ari Shvat | Tishrei 21 5782
The Ushpizin in Kabbalah
The other-world Ushpizin guests are: Avraham, Yitzchak, Yaakov, Moshe, Aharon, David and Yosef HaTzaddik. Yosef is not mentioned specifically in the Zohar - as opposed to Miriam, the sister of Moshe and Aharon - and so we should ask: Why was Yosef, of all our many righteous forebears, chosen as one of the guests? (We will also relate below to why Miriam is not included in our Ushpizin.)
Rabbi Eyal Ein Dor | Tishrei 18 5782
