I. Talking Destroys Shuls Talking in shul has been a problem since time immemorial. People who talk about idle matters during the prayer service not
“Due to the great multitude of our sins, in the past decade, a leprosy has spread among the cantors.” You know when a halachic authority
The Yud Gimmel Middot, or the 13 characteristics or qualities of Hashem, are a central feature of the Selichot service. They are also recited on
For thousands of years, soothsayers have used crystal or glass balls in their practice. Supposedly, as the sun strikes the ball, it will mist up
“All of humanity pass before You as sheep.” On Rosh Hashanah every human stands before God in judgment. He reviews our behavior, scrutinizes our hearts
What was the last will and testament that Moshe Rabbeinu left to us? It is difficult for me to speak about Parshat Nitzavim and do
Rosh Hashanah In general, when we recall the haftarot of Rosh Hashanah, we generally think back to the reading from the beginning of Sefer Shmuel,
There is a Yid in Yerushalayim known as Tizku l’Mitzvos (may you merit fulfilling further mitzvos). He received this nickname by spending his days raising
Beitzah 4b, 5a Why is Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, so different from other Jewish holidays? On the face of it, it does not
On a conceptual level, the question must be asked how Nitzavim and Vayelech can be read together at all. Notwithstanding that only Nitzavim is read
Elul and Rosh Hashanah center around the concept of teshuva, and Parshat Nitzavim is clearly linked to this theme as well. The pesukim in Nitzavim
This year more than in any year prior, Rosh Hashanah is upon us and I feel unprepared to show up with the proper mindset for
