The Pesikta Rabbasi says that when Avraham was instructed by Hashem to slaughter his son on Rosh HaShanah, Avraham could have questioned Him, saying that He had previously ..
Written by Rabbi Moshe Kormornick
On yom kipur we wipe away our sins. On Rosh HaShana we proclaim HaShem as King (no sin-mention). Surely Yom Kipur should go first so we can proclaim HaShem as King ..
Written by D Fine
To restate the question…On yom kipur we wipe away our sins. On Rosh HaShana we proclaim HaShem as King (no sin-mention). Surely Yom Kipur should go first so we can proclaim ..
Written by D FIne
The Arizal said whoever does not cry during the Yomim Noraim his Neshama is not good or complete. It is brought down in the name of the Shela that someone whose ..
Written by Benjamin A Rose
There was once a man travelling by foot from one village to another. In order to get to this village, he needed to walk through a forest, in which he had to keep ..
Written by D FIne
One would be forgiven for comparing yamim tovim to English buses; ‘you wait ages for one to come and then three come at once!’ In fact, the midrash[1] tells ..
Written by D Fine
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Written by Anonymous
The Midrash tells us that the holiday of Sukkot with its mitzvah of sukkah is a reward for having completed Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur. The teachings of Kabbalah ..
Written by Rafi Jager
Rosh Hashanah is the day of judgment, and as such one would expect it to be the final day of the year – this way we can be judged for what we have done over ..
Written by d fine
Elul is special in its own right because the days of Elul are “Yimei Ratzon”; days of goodwill and favor and not just because in it are The high holydays ..
Written by Benjamin A Rose