We learn in the Mishna,Yoma 8:9: With regard to one who says: I will sin and then I will repent, I will sin and I will repent, Heaven does not provide him the opportunity to repent, and he will remain a sinner all his days. With regard to one who says: I will sin...
Sponsored by Vicky Wu in loving memory of JJ Greenberg z”l, may his love for Israel and the Jewish People continue to shine in the future The Rama comments on the Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chayim 610:4: There are those who wrote that it is customary to...
In each of the High Holiday prayer services, we recite the word “u’vchen”, “and so…”Avudraham points out that the word “u’vchen” was also used by Queen Ester as she prepared to go to go before King Achashverosh...
The Avinu Malkenu (Our Father our King) prayer was first said in the Talmud, Taanit 25b. Rabbi Eliezer led the Shmoneh Esrei including six special blessings for fasts enacted during a drought yet his prayers were not answered, it did not rain. His student, Rabbi...
Sponsored by Isaac and Amy Halickman in Honor of Their Children Allison, Daniel, Jonathan (Yoni), Elizabeth and Jennifer On Yom Kippur we read the Haftara which comes from Yishayahu 57:14-58:14. The Haftara is appropriate for Yom Kippur as it...
In Israel, our weekend consists of only one day, Shabbat. Children go to school on Fridays and many adults work. Sunday is a regular work and school day for everyone, the equivalent to Monday in the rest of the world. This week, there is no Shabbat either....
Many of the prayers in the Yom Kippur Machzor are stated in the plural. Let’s take the Vidui (confession) prayer for example: Ashamnu, we have become guilty, Bagadnu, we have betrayed, Gazalnu, we have robbed, Dibarnu Dofi, we have spoken slander…Rav...