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Rosh Hashanah
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Here are the core guidelines, laws, and customs for Rosh Hashanah. Learn about the shofar blasts, the symbolic simanim foods, and the Tashlich service to prepare for the Jewish New Year.
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The “What” and “How”
Knowing what is right isn't our problem—it's figuring out how to actually do it. Rabbi Arush explains how Parashat Nitzavim gives us the ultimate practical tool to change our lives before Rosh Hashanah.
What Makes Hashem Happy?
Facing life's harshest realities can be deeply uncomfortable, but burying our heads in the sand only invites deeper trouble. Rabbi Arush explains how recognizing Divine wake-up calls can help us realign our actions, transform our suffering, and ultimately bring joy to our Creator.
The Sharpest Lawyer
Facing your spiritual trial on Rosh Hashanah? Rebbe Nachman serves as your ultimate defense lawyer against the scary reality of reincarnation. Discover the powerful Rosh Hashanah guarantee that promises complete soul rectification and a 100% clean slate!
Meeting the Master of Treasures
Discover why traveling to Uman for Rosh Hashanah is the ultimate investment for your family’s spiritual and physical future. Rabbi Arush explains how connecting with Rebbe Nachman unlocks a treasure trove of blessings, income, and marital harmony for the new year.
Rosh Hashanah Recipes
Celebrate the new year and a new beginning with these delicious recipes from the kitchens of top chefs. We've marked which recipes are FREEZER FRIENDLY so that you can cook and bake ahead of the holidays.
See the Good in Yourself!
Nothing in the looks or behavior of the young man gave away anything about his past. No one could imagine that a few years ago, the only brilliant career anyone could have predicted would have been an impressive criminal record. A MUST READ!!
The Power of the Police
A judge decides the law, but he needs the police to enforce his decisions. To serve Hashem, we must constantly pass judgment on ourselves. But it’s not enough. To enforce our self-imposed verdicts, we, too, need our own internal police.
A Sentence Full of Love
Rosh Hashanah – Day of Judgment. Who doesn’t anticipate the holiday with trepidation and dread? Rabbi Arush gives us a completely different way to look at our judgment – as a day when Hashem decides how to best bless us! A MUST READ before Rosh Hashanah!!
The Days Where Anything Can Happen
Rosh Hashanah is more than our day in court. This is the day God writes the Book on our lives for the coming year. After His decision is sealed, our year is written. The boundaries of our lives are set in stone for the next 11 months. But during these precious days, Hashem makes anything possible.
Teshuvah for Everyone
As Rosh Hashanah, the Day of Judgment, comes closer, we need a lot of encouragement to steady the course of teshuvah and continue forward. A MUST READ from Rabbi Arush.
Inspire Others!
What gift can we give to our King, Hashem, when everything is His? When we strengthen the emuna in another’s soul to make him an appropriate vessel to accept Hashem's sovereignty, this is considered truly a gift for Hashem.
You Are Important!
Your prayers and your teshuva are precious to our Father in heaven! Yes, YOURS!! Do not think that you are “too far gone” to be able to turn your life around, or that your teshuva would not be accepted. Read the Kalever Rebbe’s inspirational encouragement...
Don’t Wait Until the Last Minute
Teshuva is not just for Rosh Hashanah! Rebbe Nachman emphasizes daily hitbodedut (personal prayer) because one's entire teshuva depends on self-examination. Following the tzaddik and being connected to him means doing daily hitbodedut and teshuva.
Our Daily Bread
We are entering the Yamim Nora’im, The Days of Awe. We are now like full-grown wheat that is ready for harvest. Our job is to remove the chaff within ourselves and, through a teshuva process, become like fine flour.
The Work of Rosh Hashanah
Rabbi Arush’s latest teachings totally change our work on Rosh Hashanah! A judgement for the entire next year is serious business, but it doesn’t have to be scary. Let's get to work!
A Year Full of Joy
Rosh Hashanah is the Day of Judgment. In one moment, our fate for the next year is decided. Rabbi Arush explains how can one be happy on such a serious occasion.