Ask The Rabbi: What Should I Do To Prepare For The Fast?

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Ask The Rabbi: What Are The Customs Of S’lichot?

What are the laws/customs of rosh hashana?

When and why do we recite Selichot?

How to Fast on Yom Kippur?

Why Is the Shofar Sounded at the End of 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?

What Are the Laws & Customs of Rosh Hashana?

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?

What Do the Different Sounds of the Shofar Signify?

The Yom Kippur Corporate Take-over

Big Pockets and a Little Faith

Who Was Gedalia, and Why Do We Fast on "His" Tzom?

Selichot- When & why

How many shofar blasts must we hear on Rosh Hashana?

The Significance of “l’david Hashem Ori”

What is the significance of “l’david hashem ori” that is said during this time?

Why Do We Sound the Shofar During Elul?

Let the Children Sing

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