Category: Rosh Hashana
Video: On Yom Kippur, Leave Your Begging Bowl at the Door
The Sod Yesharim suggests a very powerful practice to get the most out
Yom HaZikharon: Our Holiday of Remembrance
Recite before me the verses of remembrance, that your remembrance shall arise before
Video: Rosh HaShana and the Kabbalistic Mystery of Nesira
You might be surprised to know that Rosh HaShana is not only Day
The Link Between Shame and Baseless Hatred
We are defining shame as the discomfort produced when the ego feels diminished
Addiction and Higher Teshuvah: Rosh HaShana 2023
You might be surprised to hear that addiction is as old as humanity
Video: Sarah, Sarai, Yiska
Sarah is the Matriarch of the Jewish people. Tradition ascribes superiority to her
Elul and the Thirteen Attributes of Mercy
The Thirteen Attributes of Mercy, when spoken in a prayer gathering, are always
Chai Elul: A Rosh HaShana Teaching for the Baal Shem Tov’s Birthday
Rosh Hashana (humanity's birthday) is actually a very strange Yom Tov given the
Masters of Judgement
Rosh Hashana marks the conception and Pesach marks the birth of Knesset Yisrael,
Shame is Nothing to Be Ashamed About
Divine perfection, in order for it to be infinite, must include the possibility
The Akeida: A Hero’s Journey
Rosh HaShana 5778 / 2017 Rabbi Dr. Yehuda Gellman’s exploration of the Mei
The Transmutation of Shame though Teshuva
Rosh HaShana 2016 / 5777 There are three categories of tikunim, and every
“A Single, Unified Alliance…”
Rosh HaShana 2015 / 5776 The messianic era is a planetary happening. We cannot
Sisera’s Mother Sets the Tone for our Rosh HaShana Shofar
Rosh HaShana, 5775 / 2014 The essential obligation of Rosh HaShana is not
Sweetening the Dinim: Rosh HaShanna
Rosh HaShana 2013. Our Rosh Hashana avoda—its soul-searching, lengthy prayers, and special mitzvot—is
Three Levels of Prayer: Rosh HaShana
Eliyahu Dessler teaches that there are three levels of prayer, which can be
What Exactly IS This “Book of Life”
The primary striving of the New Year’s prayers is to be inscribed in
THE THREE LEVELS OF TESHUVA
Rosh HaShana 5770/2009: There are three levels of teshuva. Each of them is
On Rosh HaShana Our Sparks Get Distributed
Our mission is to collect all the sparks connected to our soul. But
The Shofar’s Power to Awaken Teshuva
One practice to prepare for Rosh HaShana is to create a prayer-vision of
The Special Responsibility of Leaders in Rosh HaShana
These forty days between Rosh Chodesh Elul and Yom Kippur are called days
The Kabbalistic Mystery of Nesira
Though nesira means surgical uncoupling, it only severs back-facing, addictive bonds. Its uncoupling
Prayer Visioning: Rosh Hashana 5765/2004
Everyone knows that this pre Rosh HaShana period is a time for intensive
Holiday Teachings