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The Talmud relates that on the 15th of Av and Yom Kippur, the eligible young men and women of Jerusalem would go out to the vineyards to find their prospective marriage partner. Why specifically these two days?

It turns out that the "someone outside wanting to speak to the class participants about the election" was a New York Times reporter. She had her sound-bite...

The counting of the Omer is an overtly kabbalistic experience; explore some of its mystical secrets.

On Yom Kippur G-d grants us true forgiveness. How is this achieved and how can we be truly forgiving in our personal relationships?

The 18th of Elul commemorates the birth of the Baal Shem Tov and Rabbi Shneur Zalman, both pioneers in revealing the secrets of the Kabbalah, which brought a new life and energy to Judaism.

The Kabbalah’s view on the High Holiday period and the build up there-to during the month of Elul.

The lesson of hospitality from Abraham and Sarah

"And Jacob went on His way" The transition from Tishrei to the New Year

The Five Step Program to Teshuvah

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