7 Lessons
Yom Kippur Prayers 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?
Yom Kippur Prayers The Side Door
An uplifting, true story about a jew who missed the "Kol Nidrei" but did not give up, and found the "side door".
The Essence of the Holidays What is the Bracha Magen Avos and should we recite it on Yom Kippur?
Where is the bracha of Magen Avos first mentioned? What is the bracha Mei’ein Sheva? On what occasions do we omit reciting the bracha Mei’ein Sheva?