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| There are numerous customs and traditions for the high holidays. Are they merely observed due to “tradition” or are there some deeper meanings?
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| This is a class to women discussing the halachot for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.
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| An in depth look at the holiday of Yom Kippur
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| On Yom Kippur G-d grants us true forgiveness. How is this achieved and how can we be truly forgiving in our personal relationships?
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The Laws of Yom Kippur
The five prohibitions on Yom Kippur, the way we dress and many other customs of Yom Kippur.
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| The Five Step Program to Teshuvah
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| “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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| 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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Part 1 of 3
Holiness in time and space; an introduction to the festival of Rosh Hashanah
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Part 2 of 3
The nature of repentance and Yom Kippur, and the relationship between Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and Simchat Torah
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Part 3 of 3
The experience of joy and the meaning of Sukkot and Simchat Torah: Understanding how they follow naturally after Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
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| This class presents the deeper meaning to the mitzvah of sounding the shofar.
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| This class provides a thorough understanding of the mitzvah of teshuvah.
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| This class explains the extraordinary nature of the most sacred day of the year: Yom Kippur.
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| Rosh Hashanah is the grand day of Judgement. Each year we engage in a series of activities to “confuse” the Satan and stymie his prosecutorial attacks on high. But, after all these years, hasn’t he caught on?
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Rosh Hashanah Prayers: part 1
Discover the incredible code of “majesty, memory and symphony” woven into the tapestry we call the Rosh Hashanah service. Gain valuable insight into the timeless meaning “prayer induced renewal”.
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Rosh Hashanah Prayers: part 2
Discover the incredible code of “majesty, memory and symphony” woven into the tapestry we call the Rosh Hashanah service. Gain valuable insight into the timeless meaning “prayer induced renewal”.
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| Somewhere along the way we seem to have lost the art of meditative prayer. Chassidic philosophy offers a comprehensive approach to rekindling the meditative experience within prayer. Rabbi Shishler offers a glimpse into the spiritual journey called prayer.
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| The Al Chet prayer, confession of sins, is said numerous times in the course of the Yom Kippur services: examine the individual confessions enumerated in the text.
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Part 1 of 2
Long live the King! What does the start of the year have to do with the crowning of G-d as the king of our world? Join us as we explore the four ways in Torah study in connection with this concept
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