Yom Kippur

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Renewing the Love

Yom Kippur depends on believing that Hashem loves you unconditionally. It is THE day when we see His tremendous mercy, His wish to extricate us from our sorry state, and to return us to the healthy and proper path. 

The Path to Atonement

The words of Israel's sages and leaders in each generation come directly from God. They are given the ability to know exactly what they need to say to every Jew they meet.  Is it difficult to blindly heed the advice of a rabbi? Read on... 

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... 

I’m Not the Same Person

Shabbat Shuva: Tired of facing another Yom Kippur of asking forgiveness for the same offenses that you’ve mentioned year after year? Read Rabbi Arush’s advice about how to make this Yom Kippur different! 

Yonah and the Whale

One's own teshuva isn’t enough! Loving Hashem means to ease His suffering by helping one's fellow Jews find their way home as well.

Yom Kippur and Sukkot

The service of G-d takes on many different forms and nuances; thus eating on Erev Yom Kippur is considered to be somehow equal to the day of fasting on Yom Kippur itself...

Don’t Delay!

When a plague hits, all who remain alive must realize that life is a gift from Heaven, and repentance cannot be postponed for a later day…

Real Repentance

We’ve got it all wrong. We think we need to repent for our sins. But the real repentance we need to do is even deeper than that – and much more simple to fix!

The Tefillin Miracle

In the entire Texas Prison System, only six individuals own a pair of tefillin. At DG's unit, he's the only one; before Yom Kipper, two guards took them away...

My Yom Kippur

I hated the feeling of being so hungry and thirsty and not being able to brush my teeth. My discomfort certainly didn't make my prayer more meaningful for me…