Total Makeover
“…And he shall remove the linen garments that he had worn when he came into the Holy, and there he shall leave them…” – Vayikra 16:23 וּפָשַׁט אֶת בִּגְדֵי הַבָּד אֲשֶׁר לָבַשׁ בְּבֹאוֹ אֶל הַקֹּדֶשׁ וְהִנִּיחָם שָׁם – ויקרא טז, כג On the words “and there he shall leave them,” Rashi comments that the Yom Kippur garments of the Kohen […]
The Insincere Vidui
“…And he shall confess upon it all the willful transgressions of Bnei Yisrael…” – Vayikra 16:21 וְהִתְוַדָּה עָלָיו אֶת כָּל עֲוֹנֹת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל – ויקרא טז, כא One of the essential components of the Yom Kippur service – the Kohen Gadol’s as well as the individual’s – is Vidui, to confess one’s sins verbally before G-d, asking for His forgiveness. […]
The Time Machine
“…Return, you mischievous children…. (Yirmiyahu 3:22) ״….שובו בנים שובבים….״ – ירמיהו ג,כב׳ The Talmud (Yoma 86a) interprets this verse as saying that if you return to G-d out of love, your sins of the past will be reckoned by G-d as mere immaturity and foolish mischief. Commenting on this passage, Rashi observes that the effects of teshuva, repentance, are […]
How to take advantage of Yom Kippur
How to take advantage of Yom Kippur and make sure we erase our sins In this video we cover a bit how to prepare for Yom Kippur according to Gemara and Chasidut. All about removing and cleaning our sins. How to do Teshuva. Although the video is about Yom Kippur it is recommended to watch it for anyone who is […]
The Right Yom Kippur Outfit
The golden garments are not worn by the Kohen when he enters the innermost chambers (I.E. The Kodesh Hakodashim, holy of holies)….. when wearing the white garments, he may enter the innermost chambers…..(Talmud, Yoma 32B) בגדי זהב שאין כהן נכנס בהן לפני ולפנים . . בגדי לבן שנכנס בהן לפני ולפנים – יומא לב, ב Throughout the day of Yom […]
Find and Go Seek….
“….Seek G-od when he is found, Call him when he is near……” (Yeshayahu 55:6) ״….דרשו ה׳ בהמצאו קראהו בהיותו קרוב….״ – ישעיהו נה׳, ו׳ The Talmud (Rosh Hashanah 18a) states that the time when “G-d is found” (which is thus the best time to “seek Him”) is the ten days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Simply understood, this means […]
Head of the Year
“Reign over the entire universe in your glory.” (Rosh Hashana liturgy) מְלוֹךְ עַל הָעוֹלָם כֻּלּוֹ בִּכְבוֹדֶךָ – תפילות ראש השנה The body’s highest faculties are situated in the head, in the brain. The brain also contains the vitality of all the other parts of the body. Moreover, even as the other limbs of the body operate individually, the brain controls […]
Some Things Can’t Wait
“…And g-d spoke to Moshe on that very day, saying. ascend this mount Avarim [to] mount Nevo…” – (Devarim 32:48-49) וַיְדַבֵּר ה’ אֶל משֶׁה בְּעֶצֶם הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה לֵאמֹר: עֲלֵה אֶל הַר הָעֲבָרִים הַזֶּה הַר נְבו.ֹ.. – דברים לב, מח-מט Rashi notes that in three places the Torah employs the phrase, בְּעֶצֶם הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה, which literally means, “at the strength of this […]
The World’s Belated Birthday…
“…..This day is the start of your handiwork, a remembrance if the first day…..” (Musaf prayer of Rosh Hashana) ״…זה היום תחילת מעשיך זכרון ליום ראשון….״ The first day of creation was not on Rosh Hashana, but five days earlier, on the 25th of Elul (see Vayikra Rabba 29). Only the 6th day of creation, the day that the first […]
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