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Vayelech/Yom Kippur
By the Numbers
9 Yom Kippur Myths and Misconceptions
Here’s your chance to rethink some things that “everyone knows” about the holy day.
Here’s your chance to rethink some things that “everyone knows” about the holy day.
12 Questions: Take the Yom Kippur Quiz
See how familiar you are with the most sacred day on the Jewish calendar…
See how familiar you are with the most sacred day on the Jewish calendar…
Your Questions
Why Beg for Honey Cake Before Yom Kippur?
It is customary to ask for and receive "lekach" (sweet cake -- signifying a sweet year) from someone (usually one's mentor or parent) on the day before Yom Kippur.
It is customary to ask for and receive "lekach" (sweet cake -- signifying a sweet year) from someone (usually one's mentor or parent) on the day before Yom Kippur.
Yom Kippur 2022 FAQ
Yom Kippur, “the day of atonement,” is a Jewish fast, held on the day Moses achieved complete forgiveness for the People of Israel after the Sin of the Golden Calf.
Yom Kippur, “the day of atonement,” is a Jewish fast, held on the day Moses achieved complete forgiveness for the People of Israel after the Sin of the Golden Calf.
Essay
5 Ways to Channel Negative Energy
Why do negative emotions generate so much more energy than positive ones?
Why do negative emotions generate so much more energy than positive ones?
Finding the Forgiveness That Had Been So Hard for Me
Recently I realized that my problem was my understanding of what forgiveness is. In my mind, it was conflated with absolution or pardon.
Recently I realized that my problem was my understanding of what forgiveness is. In my mind, it was conflated with absolution or pardon.
Voices
The Mean Voice Inside Me
Eventually, I grew tired of playing the martyr and blaming Him. I started to wonder if the pain I blamed on heaven was coming from within.
Eventually, I grew tired of playing the martyr and blaming Him. I started to wonder if the pain I blamed on heaven was coming from within.
A Blessing, a Miracle and a Farewell
A congregational rabbi shares three remarkable tales, each one demonstrating the miracles embedded within us.
A congregational rabbi shares three remarkable tales, each one demonstrating the miracles embedded within us.
Parshah
The Sweet Song of the Sparks
How the harsh exile depicted in Moses’ speech is indeed a “song”—because there’s so much joy in it.
How the harsh exile depicted in Moses’ speech is indeed a “song”—because there’s so much joy in it.
Conviction or Compromise?
By standing firmly by our principles and convictions we can move forward in life.
By standing firmly by our principles and convictions we can move forward in life.
"And these are the generations of Isaac the son of Abraham; Abraham fathered Isaac" (Genesis 25:19). There are children who are embarrassed of their parents, and there are parents who are embarrassed by their children. With Abraham and Isaac it wasn't like that: Isaac prided himself in that he was "Isaac the son of Abraham," and Abraham prided himself in that "Abraham fathered Isaac"
— Midrash Tanchuma
Print Magazine
There are times when G‑d shows Himself in all that happens to you.
Then there are times when G‑d hides Himself within all that happens to you.
But He is always there.
It is only that there are times you stand in His light, and other times when you stand in His shadow.
And times when you have no light, no shadow....
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