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The correct way to prepare for Yom Kippur is to do Teshuva, perform more Mitzvot, and get closer to Hashem. However, in a generation where one can buy and sell almost anything, one might wonder if it is possible...
The correct way to prepare for Yom Kippur is to do Teshuva, perform more Mitzvot, and get closer to Hashem. However, in a generation where one can buy and sell almost anything, one might wonder if it is possible...
Dear Rabbi and Shira, Thank you for your weekly column in the Jewish Vues, I enjoy reading it with my family. I’d like your help on a problem that I’m having. My...
As we approach the Yom Tov of Yom Kippur, thoughts of the day’s significance occupy our minds. At the same time, we’re also concerned about how we will make it through the fast. One of the interesting mitzvos we have...
I. Teshuvah and Nineveh C o n v e n t i o n a l wisdom has it that the book of Yonah is about the power of teshuvah, repentance. But if that is the case, why...
Lehman Brothers was one of the most powerful financial institutions in the world until it filed for bankruptcy and folded during the crisis of 2008. The story goes that the Stephen Schwartzman, CEO of a different company – Blackstone...
I would like to share a thought about Yom Kippur. As Rav Dovid Kronglass used to say, this is the most important week of the year. We have a tremendous task in front of us and that...
One of the most urgent segments of our Rosh HaShannah and Yom Kippur liturgy is the proclamation we say with great feeling, “Us’shuvah us’filah u’tzedakah ma- avirin es ro-ah hagizeirah – And Repentance, and Prayer, and Charity remove a...
As we approach a string of three three-day yamim tovim, people are thinking about their hygiene and comfort, including showering and brushing teeth. I will discuss here the longstanding debate about the permissibility of brushing teeth on Shabbos and...
As we find ourselves deep in the heart of Elul—the month of reflection, preparation, and return—Ashkenazic communities around the world are preparing to begin Selichos this coming Motzei Shabbos. A...