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
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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…
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The Most Beautiful Day
You might think that the Day of Atonement should be terrifying, begging for mercy at the feet of the King of Kings. But it is actually a day of love! A MUST READ!
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!
Time for Torah
There is always another distraction, another reason why you just can’t make the Torah class, another item to buy which takes your time from learning Torah to earning more money…
The Deeper Cause of Anti-Establishment
The anti-establishment movement, the direction of the world towards rioting and violence, and what we must do to fix it, is hidden in the Confession of Yom Kippur…
Why Yom Kippur, and Not Shabbos?
Approximately 80% of Israeli Jews fast on Yom Kippur, and many more eat something but don’t work. However, only a much smaller percentage keep Shabbat. Why?
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…
A Prayer – Insurance Policy
Wouldn't it be nice if we could purchase "prayer insurance", and make sure that our prayers, especially during the High Holy Days, will be answered?
The King’s Debt Collector
When the deadline date arrived, the merchant could barely afford an old dry loaf of black bread for his starving family, much less repay the 5,000 rubles he owed…
The “No Fear” Yom Kippur
A "no fear" Yom Kippur? Who ever heard of such a thing? It's not only possible – it's easy! Sound incredible? It's not – it's a guarantee from Rebbe Nachman...
Yom Kippur: The Greatest Gift
Hashem tells us to put aside bodily needs for one special day and to concentrate on binding our souls to Him. At least once a year, the soul deserves the final say...
The Best Signature
Here's great news for Yom Kippur: even if you committed the worst imaginable transgression, you can be considered a tzaddik just by desiring to be a righteous individual...
Yom Kippur Light for Kids
If we want our children to continue in the path of Torah, it’s time for us as parents to do some soul searching. What better time than now before Yom Kippur?
Yonah, the Fleeing Prophet
Much more than an intriguing children’s story, Yonah refers to the soul, dispatched by G-d into the body, in order to learn to find Hashem, even in the furthermost places…
Shabbat Shuva: Free Choice
Whenever we make a decision, we have to clarify and consider our thoughts and options, instead of acting on instinct alone...
The Fake Funeral
A Yom Kippur tale: Nachumk'e and Berch'e got the brilliant idea that they'd start arranging funerals back and forth between Russia and Poland...
The Secret Opening
We ask Hashem during the Neila prayer to open an opening for us at the hour when the openings in the firmament are being locked at the end of Yom Kippur...