05 Sep ARE BA’ALEI TESHUVAH REALLY THAT GREAT?

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I. Who Is Greater? Is it better to be good all your life or to turn your life around? Someone who overcomes sin and returns to full observance, a ba’al...

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05 Sep CHARITY – ARE WE GIVING ENOUGH?

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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 –...

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05 Sep YONAH: THE PSYCHOLOGICAL STORY- MEDITATIONS INSIDE A FISH

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NO BRAINER A freshman in college started his first day of classes. His Jewish teacher was clearly an atheist, and started the day by saying the following: “Students, is there anyone...

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05 Sep I’VE HAD A LOT OF WORRIES IN MY LIFE, MOST OF WHICH NEVER HAPPENED

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We all know the joke about the classic text message from a Jewish mother: “Start worrying. Details to follow.” The truth is there is much to worry about these days:...

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05 Sep SHABBAT SHUVA- THE MOST URGENT TESHUVA THAT WE NEED TODAY

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During this period of the Aseret Yemeh Teshuba – the Ten Days of Repentance, from Rosh Hashanah through Yom Kippur – the Yeser Ha’ra (evil inclination) is gong to get...

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05 Sep VAYELECH/SHABBAT SHUVA/YOM KIPPUR- RETURNING TO THE THRONE

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The Gemara teaches, “Teshuvah [repentance] is great, because it reaches the Throne of Glory.” What exactly does this mean? How does our teshuvah reach G-d’s throne in the heavens? And what...

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05 Sep YOM KIPPUR

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The Tune The tefillos of Yom Kippur are sung in special melodies, which have been sung for centuries. The holy sefarim explain that these tunes annul the harsh judgment. As it...

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05 Sep VAYELECH- YOM KIPPUR, THE YOM TOV OF TORAH SHEBEAL PEH

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The Talmud tells us (Taanis 30b) that every year on Yom Kippur we commemorate the fact that on that very day, so many years ago, Moshe Rabbeinu came down from...

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05 Sep KASHRUS QUESTIONS OF THE WEEK: YOM KIPPUR QUESTIONS

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What foods should one eat at the seuda ha’mafsekes (last meal) on erev Yom Kippur? Shulchan Aruch (Orach Chaim 608:4) writes that on erev Yom Kippur, one should eat light foods...

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05 Sep DAIRY LOKSHEN KUGEL

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INGREDIENTS: 16 ounces wide egg noodles 1/2 stick butter (melted) 16 ounces cottage cheese 16 ounces sour cream 4 large eggs (lightly beaten) 2 tablespoons pure vanilla extract 3/4 cup sugar (divided) Optional: 1/4 cup golden raisins (for...

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