Going to the Mikvah before Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur, similar to a mikvah, should feel like pure, healing waters flowing over us, washing us completely clean…
Rabbi Avraham Arieh Trugman
Rabbi Avraham Arieh Trugman
Giving Birth to a New Year
Each soul has within it wellsprings of creativity and unique talents waiting to be born, nurtured, and revealed to the world. Creating for just oneself or God in moments of quiet or solitude reveal sacred parts of our being hidden to even ourselves. Rosh HaShanah is particularly tuned to the energy of birth and newness.
The Significance of …
What is the significance of Rosh Hashanah falling on Rosh Chodesh, the simanim (significant omens at our festive table), or the different blasts of the shofar?
Yom Kippur and the Four Letter Name
…infinite number of ways we can see the four letter name of God reflected in creation. The more we learn of these correspondences, the more...
The Neilah Prayer on Yom Kippur
During these awesome ten days we became so close, therefore I want to grant you a private audience. So please come in and close...