As we approach Rosh Hashanah—in our relentless pursuit of earning a place in Heaven—we dedicate our lives to Torah study and fulfilling mitzvos, hoping to
Elul and Rosh Hashanah center around the concept of teshuva. Teshuva literally means “return”—but to whom, or perhaps what, are we returning to? The Gemara
No one likes confronting mortality, whether their own or that of their loved ones. Yet, death is a reality of life which shapes the contours
Since the month of Elul started, we have been waiting for both Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Sephardim started Selichot a few weeks ago. Ashkenazim
The seven days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur of the Aseret Yemei Teshuva, Ten Days of Repentance, are a bit of a halachic enigma.
There is a story told about Sir Isaac Newton, who was known to have been a believer in God. Newton had a friend who was
Fifty years ago, Yom Kippur and the Yamim Noraim took on new meaning. The term Yamim Noraim connotes the awesomeness of the High Holiday period
Once again arriving at a new year, we begin the familiar movements inwards and outwards. We ask ourselves how we would like to improve as
Harav Yissachar Shlomo Teichtal, HY”D, was a prominent Slovakian rabbi who was ultimately murdered in the Holocaust and whose view of the world was radically
At one point in David Hamelech’s reign as king, his very own son Avshalom designs an entire revolt against him, committing atrocity upon atrocity. From
Most likely, Aleinu was composed as a Rosh Hashanah prayer, as the introduction to the Malchuyot verses of the Amidah. It leads perfectly into these
As avid readers of The Jewish Link may have noticed, this biweekly column is now beginning its third year. The Siach BaSadeh column, part of
