02 Oct Women Having a Mitzvah of Eating on Erev Yom Kippur
Chazal in Rosh Hashana (10;1) say that a person who eats on the ninth of Tishrei is counted as if he fasted on both the ninth and tenth day of...
Chazal in Rosh Hashana (10;1) say that a person who eats on the ninth of Tishrei is counted as if he fasted on both the ninth and tenth day of...
What is preferable, to wake up early and recite Selichos before dawn, or to stay up late and recite Selichos after Chatzos (midnight)? Rav Yitzchak Zylberstein (Chashukei Chemed, Yoma 22a)...
FORGIVENESS SHOULD NOT CREATE FEAR During the ten days from Rosh Hashanah through Yom Kippur, known as the “Ten days of Teshuvah,” we recite each morning one of the most beautiful...
The three ingredients to negate an evil decree before Yom Kippur are Teshuvah, Tefilah and Tzedakah – Repentance, Prayer and Charity. As we approach the awesome days of Rosh HaShannah...
The mishna at the end of Maseches Taanis records that one of the two jolliest days of the year was Yom Kippur. The Gemorah there gives two reasons for this...
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...
I. Teshuvah and Nineveh Conventional wisdom has it that the book of Yonah is about power of teshuvah, repentance. But if that is the case, why is teshuvah barely mentioned? Of...
Dear Rabbi and Shira, My parents don’t understand me. I understand many teenagers or young adults say that, but in my case it is true and is having serious repercussions on...
The dramatic story of Yonah being swallowed by a whale exhibits classic teshuva themes. An entire metropolis of Ninveh, condemned to death, ultimately rallies, repents and is spared. Both Jew...
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...