There is a perfect analogy to describe the kind of Teshuva we do on Yom Kippur. Imagine for yourself, a Father who is strolling through the busy ‘Shuk’ (Marketplace) for Arba Minim in Yerushalayim on Erev Sukkos, on the hunt for that ‘perfect’ Lulav and Esrog. He takes along his precious little toddler, ‘Yankele’. He instructs [...]
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Repenting From Love – Sukkos
Posted in Yomim Tovim, tagged arba minim, mechila, repentance, rosh hashana, shuk in yerushalayim, sukkah, Sukkos, teshuva, yerushalayim, yom kippur on September 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Some Things Are Simply “Not Jewish”.
Posted in Hashkafa, tagged high holidays, jewish, Jews, not being jewish, to be jewish, yom kippur on February 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Every Jew knows that we must follow the dictates of the Shulchan Aruch as it pertains to the Halachos and Laws which govern our actions and conduct. However, not everything is specifically mandated by and written in the Shulchan Aruch. Indeed, there is also the ‘unwritten Shulchan Aruch’ – so to speak, which we need to [...]
Why Do We Cry During Ne’ilah?
Posted in Prayer, tagged elul, mashal, ne'ilah, parable, rosh hashana, shamayim, yom kippur on January 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Although we know that the Holy days of Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur are emotional days, we find that during the closing of Yom Kippur and specifically in the special moments of Tefilas Ne’ilah, our people have a tendency to become even more emotional and to weep. Why? The answer can be explained with a parable. [...]
