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Category: Rosh Hashana

Video–Yom Kippur: Leave Your Begging Bowl at the Door

The Sod Yesharim suggests a very powerful practice to get the most out
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Addiction and Higher Teshuvah – Rosh HaShana, 2023

You might be surprised to hear that addiction is as old as humanity
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Video–Rosh HaShana and the Kabbalistic Mystery of Nesira

You might be surprised to know that Rosh HaShana is not only Day
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Rosh HaShana Through the Years

A bounty of teachings on how to prepare for Rosh HaShana and how
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Video–Sarah, Sarai, Yiska

Sarah is the Matriarch of the Jewish people. Tradition ascribes superiority to her
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Elul and the Thirteen Attributes of Mercy

The prayer is that HaShem should feel free to choose the speediest path
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Chai Elul—A Rosh HaShana Teaching for the Baal Shem Tov’s Birthday

R. Tsadok notes that Rosh Hashana (humanity's birthday) is actually a very strange
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Masters of Judgement

Rosh Hashana marks the conception (when the thought of creation arose within the
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Shame is Nothing to Be Ashamed About

Rosh HaShana 5779 / 2018[1] Sarah Yehudit Schneider Divine perfection, in order for
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The Akeida–A Hero’s Journey

This essay presents Rabbi Dr. Yehuda Gellman’s exploration of the Mei HaShiloach’s teachings
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The Transmutation of Shame though Teshuva

Rosh HaShana 2016 / 5777 Based on R. Tsadok HaKohen, Tikanat HaShavin 5:10-12,
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“A Single, Unified Alliance…”

Rosh HaShana 2015 / 5776 Sarah Yehudit Schneider A true story: A woman brings
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Sisera’s Mother Sets the Tone for our Rosh HaShana Shofar

Rosh HaShana, 5775 / 2014 Sarah Yehudit Schneider And in the seventh month,
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Sweetening the Dinim – Rosh HaShanna

Rosh HaShana 2013/5774 Sarah Yehudit Schneider  Our Rosh Hashana avoda—its soul-searching, lengthy prayers,
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Yom HaZikharon–Our Holiday of Remembrance

Rosh HaShana, 5773 / 2012 אמר רבה, אמר הקדוש ברוך הוא: אמרו לפני
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Three Levels of Prayer — Rosh HaShana

Rosh HaShana 5772 / 2010 Sarah Yehudit Schneider Eliyahu Dessler teaches that there
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What Exactly IS This “Book of Life”

Rosh Hashana 2010 / 5771 Teaching by Sarah Yehudit SchneiderR. Kruspedai said in
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THE THREE LEVELS OF TESHUVA

A Rosh HaShana Teaching, 5770/2009 by Sarah Yehudit Schneider R. Isaac said: Why
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On Rosh HaShana Our Sparks Get Distributed

Rosh HaShana, 5769/2008 by Sarah Yehudit Schneider Like a shepherd…whose sheep pass beneath
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The Shofar’s Power to Awaken Teshuva

A Rosh HaShana Teaching, 5768 (2007) from A Still Small Voice Based on
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The Special Responsibility of Leaders in Rosh HaShana

This Elul teaching was sponsored by Jerry Krivitzky and is dedicated to his
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The Kabbalistic Mystery of Nesira

Rosh HaShana, 5766/2005 Sarah Yehudit Schneider  You might be surprised to learn that
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Prayer Visioning: Rosh Hashana 5765/2004

Everyone knows that this pre Rosh HaShana period is a time for intensive
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