The High Holidays
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The Essence of the Days of Awe The process of drawing near to the Almighty cannot come about in skips and bounds; rather, it must play itself out step by step: First comes service based upon fear; and then, only afterwards, service deriving from love
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Halacha Talk A Shofar Mishap
Reciting a Bracha for a Mitzvah that one is not performing himself. The difference between men and woman when reciting a Bracha on the Shofar. The length of the Tekiah and Shvarim. -
A Day of Judgment and Kindness
“This revered day is the reason for the existence of the world, and it therefore deserves to be a holiday. However, because it is the day whereupon all creatures are judged, one should approach it with more trepidation than any of the other holidays.” -
Elul – Personal Improvement or Communal Contribution
The improvement of the individual and that of the community are interdependent. The sages therefore teach us that an individual should never pray in the first person; rather, one should view himself as a member of the community and pray in the plural. -
The Seder Avodah of Yom Kippur
What is the meaning of the Seder Avoda that we recite on Yom Kipur? Why do we say it and what are we to learn from it? -
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