ב"ה
Yom Kippur 5767 - October 1, 2006
Prayer as Madness
Tell me that it is rational to talk to the Force of Being as though this were your closest confidant. Tell me that it is not absurd to plead with this force to adjust reality more to your liking...
Tell me that it is rational to talk to the Force of Being as though this were your closest confidant. Tell me that it is not absurd to plead with this force to adjust reality more to your liking...
What Is Yom Kippur?
Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, is a 25-hour solemn fast day, during which Jewish people pray, seek forgiveness and a fresh start both with G-d and their fellows.
Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, is a 25-hour solemn fast day, during which Jewish people pray, seek forgiveness and a fresh start both with G-d and their fellows.
Story
The Tenth Jew
“By the sanction of the Almighty,” Rabbi Leib intoned, “and by the sanction of the congregation, . . . we declare it permissible to pray together with those who have sinned . . .”
“By the sanction of the Almighty,” Rabbi Leib intoned, “and by the sanction of the congregation, . . . we declare it permissible to pray together with those who have sinned . . .”
The Joy of Sin?
I find Yom Kippur depressing. Why spend a day focusing on our sins and failures? Do we need to be reminded how far we are from being perfect?
I find Yom Kippur depressing. Why spend a day focusing on our sins and failures? Do we need to be reminded how far we are from being perfect?
My Body and I
I understand that fasting on Yom Kippur is supposed to make me focus on my soul rather than my body. But by around lunch time I am so hungry that for the rest of the day all I can think about is food. Doesn't this defeat the purpose?
I understand that fasting on Yom Kippur is supposed to make me focus on my soul rather than my body. But by around lunch time I am so hungry that for the rest of the day all I can think about is food. Doesn't this defeat the purpose?
A Chat with Planet Earth
Rabbi Kadoozy astounds the scientific community with this rare satellite footage of planet earth.
Rabbi Kadoozy astounds the scientific community with this rare satellite footage of planet earth.
Parenting
Prayer Babies
Why are infertile women such a central theme of the High Holidays? Because there are few people in the world who will ever pray with the intensity of a woman who yearns for a child...
Why are infertile women such a central theme of the High Holidays? Because there are few people in the world who will ever pray with the intensity of a woman who yearns for a child...
Parshah
Haazinu in a Nutshell
Moses’ song to the Jews before his passing. G‑d instructs Moses to climb Mount Nebo, from which he will view the Promised Land.
Moses’ song to the Jews before his passing. G‑d instructs Moses to climb Mount Nebo, from which he will view the Promised Land.
Yom Kippur Torah Readings in a Nutshell
The "annual singularity" (achat bashanah) brought together the holiest day of the year, the loftiest soul on earth, and the holiest place in the universe
The "annual singularity" (achat bashanah) brought together the holiest day of the year, the loftiest soul on earth, and the holiest place in the universe
Transgressions of man towards G-d -- Yom Kippur atones for them. Transgressions of man towards man, Yom Kippur does not atone for them until one seeks forgiveness from one's fellow.
— Talmud, Yoma 85b
Print Magazine
Due to the limitations of your reality, some of your best friends can enter only incognito.
In fact, the really big ones sometimes sneak in disguised as ugly monsters and vicious enemies. Otherwise, the guards at the gate would never permit them entry.
These are the events optimists call “blessings in disguise.”
Here’...
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