Yom Kippur 5770 - September 27, 2009 |
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My GPS's Identity Crisis
By Naftali Silberberg
Do I detect a hint of snobbery in the polite lady's automated voice as she patiently informs me that she is "recalculating" (yes, I'm not even good at following spoon-fed instructions)? Perhaps she's really thinking to herself, "You poor idiot..." |
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Yussie's Yom Kippur Prayer
By Zalman Velvel
"G‑d, I am sorry," Yussie began. "I want to go inside to pray, but I haven't eaten anything for a day and a half, and I am afraid I will pass out and embarrass myself. So, please, G‑d, would you mind hearing Yussie's forgiveness prayer out here?" |
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World Records for Beginners
By N. Ozick
I am well on my way to having consumed the most bowlfuls of chocolate chips and frozen blueberries while sitting in front of a computer, despite the fact that I am willing to share... |
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The #1 Secret to Marriage
By Avrohom Kass
When you make your spouse the #1 person in your life, this is the very act of loving a fellow Jew. Their needs and wellbeing come first, before your own... |
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The Teaching Moment
By Sara Chana Radcliffe
Almost everything in parenting is "un-urgent." Parents can take the time they need to slow down, think of an educational plan and implement it. Moreover, this is the only way that a parent can actually successfully impart a lesson. |
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What's Your Wish?
If you had one wish to be granted by G‑d ... what would it be? |
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A Chat with Planet Earth
Dovid Taub & Jonathan Goorvich
Rabbi Kadoozy astounds the scientific community with this rare satellite footage of planet earth. |
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The Truth About G-d's Love
By Manis Friedman
Have you ever loved someone that you didn't need, that didn't matter deeply to you? Probably not, but why? What is the true nature of love? |
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A Piece of Honey Cake
The Rebbe distributes the traditional lekach - sweet honey cake for a sweet year |
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What Is Yom Kippur?
Forgiveness and atonement, trepidation and joy, angels and penitents, souls and bodies--are these one and the same? On Yom Kippur they are... |
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Forgiveness
By Jay Litvin
"Jay," my friend wrote in his e-mail, "I don’t think you should go to shul and ask G-d for forgiveness. This Yom Kippur you should stay home, and G-d should beg you to forgive Him for what He's done to you" |
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At-onement
By Tzvi Freeman
On Yom Kippur we embrace. Our harmony is no longer a harmony of "should", but a harmony of "is". All is forgiven. At onement |
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Teshuvah: The Art of Return
Thirteen essays and stories that explore the what, why and how of of the most powerful force known to man--the power of self-transformation |
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Is Most of My Life a Waste?
Translation of a letter from the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson
"A person might also become disheartened wondering how is one to fulfill adequately one's real purpose in life on this earth, seeing that most of one's time is taken up with eating and drinking, sleeping, earning a livelihood, etc..." |
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My Pathway to Prayer
by Rhona Lewis
While my love for formal prayer keeps growing, I have continued my informal conversations with G‑d. And one day, I was struck by a contrast... |
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Waking Up on the Right Side of Me
By Rivka Zahava
When everyone is somewhat quietly engrossed in their food, I return to my room to try to wake myself up, thinking all the while, "It is 5:30 in the morning and I am being treated like a waitress." The rest of the morning doesn't usually go any better... |
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Love Means Really Having to Say You're Sorry
By Judy Gruen
Even the best among us sometimes speak or act before we think, hurt those we love, and fail to live up to our own potential. If we can own up to our mistakes, however, we can deepen the relationships most important to us... |
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Avinu Malkeinu Medley
By Avraham Fried
Avinu Malkeinu, Our Father our King; An'im Zemiros, I sing songs and melodies I will weave; Ki Anu Amecha, We are Your people and You are our G-d. |
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Souls on Fire
By Moshe New
“Yom Kippur is a time of teshuvah (repentance) for all.” Examine this puzzling passage from Maimonides and gain insight into the special nature of this holy day. |
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Yom Kippur: 24 Hours Alone with Your Soul
By Ari Shishler
We call Yom Kippur the holiest day of the year. We dedicate more time than usual to our prayers on that day, attend synagogue services and fast. Yom Kippur is classically associated with repentance and becoming a new person. What people often miss is that Yom Kippur is not a day to reinvent yourself, it is a time to discover yourself. |
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