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A House For Himself, Sukkot For His Herds

The Torah reports that after this huge test, victory, and blessing Yacov headed
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Video: On 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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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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The Link Between Shame and Baseless Hatred

We are defining shame as the discomfort produced when the ego feels diminished
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Achdut, A Tisha B’av Video by Sarah Yehudit Schneider, 2024

An inspiring and practical teaching on Tisha B’Av 2024 by Sarah Yehudit Schneider
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Tisha B’av Video by Sarah Yehudit Schneider, 2023

Explores the metaphoric question of, "Does God cry?"
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This Year…. Next Year….

Is there such a thing as a "free gift," and is it something
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Post October 7th, One Nation: Diverse Yet Indivisible

It’s going to take a conscious commitment to preserve the precious upsurge of
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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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Tisha B’av Video by Sarah Yehudit Schneider, 2023

Explores the metaphoric question of, "Does God cry?"
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Fifteen Stages of the Pesach Seder

Is there such a thing as a "free gift," and is it something
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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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The Dust of Their Skirmish Reached to the Throne of Glory: Sukkot 5783

The “dust” of Yakov's epic battle with Essav reached to the Throne of
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Elul and the Thirteen Attributes of Mercy

The Thirteen Attributes of Mercy, when spoken in a prayer gathering, are always
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Purim 2021: Who is Charvonah…

Charvonah is a seemingly insignificant character in the Purim story. He is one
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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
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Turning Noga into Chashmal

Chashmal thus becomes the codeword for embracing paradox by skirting back and forth
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Masters of Judgement

Rosh Hashana marks the conception and Pesach marks the birth of Knesset Yisrael,
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Fifteen Stages of the Pesach Seder

The Fifteen Stages That Form the Backbone of Our Pesach Ritual and trace
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Keter – Malchut

The feminine’s teshuva journey is thus the polar opposite of her male counterpart.
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Shame is Nothing to Be Ashamed About

Divine perfection, in order for it to be infinite, must include the possibility
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From Eden to Purim: Simcha shel Mitzvah

Purim 2018 / 5778 To succeed in our mission we must become connoisseurs
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The Transmutation of Shame though Teshuva

Rosh HaShana 2016 / 5777 There are three categories of tikunim, and every
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Sweetening the Dinim: Rosh HaShanna

Rosh HaShana 2013. Our Rosh Hashana avoda—its soul-searching, lengthy prayers, and special mitzvot—is
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