Hashem—in His infinite kindness—has given us a gift in the Aseres Yemei Teshuva. How so? Not everyone, unfortunately, merited to receive a judgment on Rosh
לעילוי נשמת יואל אפרים בן אברהם עוזיאל זלצמן ז”ל Question: Is it permitted/proper to take pills before Yom Kippur in order to improve one’s fasting
As we approach the Yamim Noraim, the days of awe, there are a lot of powerful and intense feelings that may arise. This is a
In memory of Sam Borodach, z”l (1:2 and elsewhere) נינוה: It is of interest that the cuneiform sign for this city is a fish within
Why do we read the book of Yonah at mincha on Yom Kippur? If you say it is to read about repentance, then why not
Our rabbis deem the days between Rosh Chodesh Elul and Yom Kippur as yemi ratzon-—days of yearning. During this 40–day period, Jewish people across the
Yom Kippur is the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, a time for deep introspection, repentance and committing to personal transformation. It’s a day to
Some see Yom Kippur as a day of sadness, while others like it as the day of Purim. Which one is it? Yom Kippur is
One of the most important components of Jewish life is the regular spiritual practice of tefillah. If Torah represents Hashem’s communication with Am Yisrael, tefillah
On Motzei Simchat Torah 5784, we had an apprehensive meeting of our administrators. What should we say to our students and faculty? What could one
(Courtesy of Yad Leah) Sofi Glatt, from West Orange, a seventh grader at Joseph Kushner Hebrew Academy, recently celebrated her bat mitzvah at Yad Leah.
A few months ago, I received a phone call from a Jewish woman from Poland inviting me to come to Lodz, Poland to conduct prayers
