Yom Kippur

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Tishrei: A Month of Holidays or A Holiday Month (Part 3) - The Meaning of Musaf of Yom Kippur - in Light of Vayikra chapter 16

Rabbi Menachem Leibtag

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The Haftarot of Tishrei: From Hannah's Prayer to the Skin of the Leviathan by way of Rachel_s Tomb (Part 2)

Dr. Moshe Sokolow

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Tishrei: A Month of Holidays or A Holiday Month (Part 2) - What Came First: "Kapara" or "Yom Kippur"

Rabbi Menachem Leibtag

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e-TiM: The Prophet Yona and Maftir Yona

Simi Peters

Simi Peters Wednesdays, August 23 to September 20 - 1:00 pm Eastern, 8:00 pm Israel Yona is a book marked by omissions and mysteries.  Using midrash and classic biblical commentary, we will explore this intriguing narrative and its relevance to…
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Yom Kippur: a Marriage Made in Heaven

Rabbi Jay Kelman

“How majestic was the kohen gadol as he left the Holy of Holies in peace, without injury…like the kindness that is placed on the bridegroom’s face…” (Machzor). One of the central, if perhaps overlooked, themes of Yom Kippur is that of marriage. This…
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Tishrei – a Spiritual Guide: from the Bible to Ourselves (Part 3)

Rabbi Alex Israel

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The Yamim Nora'im and its Liturgy (Part 3)

Rabbi Adam Mintz

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Selected Tefillot of the Yamim Nora'im: A Deep Dive (Part 4)

Rabbi Gedalyah Berger

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Yom Kippur: Far and Near

Rabbi Jay Kelman

“With the approval of Hamakom, the Omnipresent, and with the approval of the congregation, in the convocation of the court above, and in the convocation of the court below, we sanction prayer with the transgressors.”  The night of the “Shabbat…
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Yom Kippur and the Thought of Rav Yisrael Salanter

Dr. Shnayer Leiman

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