If Like Sons, If Like Servants

It's not about me

Why don't we ask forgiveness for our personal sins on Rosh Hashana if it is the Day of Judgment?

Big Pockets and a Little Faith

Good In-Tuition

When Rabbi Amman was left alone burying a man he never met in a cemetery in Staten Island, he never imagined how much divine intervention was really at play.

Rosh Hashana

Questions about Simanim on Rosh Hashana

have some questions about the simanim (symbolic foods) we eat on Rosh Hashana. Should we have them both nights? Is it done before or after washing, and how does this impact on the berachot made on them?

Earth – Where Time is Measured

Lost In Translation

Taken together, Tefila, Teshuva & Tzedaka are the instruments which allow us to operate on our damaged souls & repair them, the tools with which we can rebuild – our holy relationship with Hashem.

The Implication of Rosh HaShanah

Day of Judgement and Rejoicing

Teruah

Do I One or Two?

What Determines Whether One Observes a Second Day of Yom Tov?

The Musaf of Rosh HaShanah

The special meening of Tefilat Musaf on Rosh Hashana, omtting parts of Shmoneh Esreh and what we really ask for onRosh Hashana.

A Day of Judgment and Kindness

“This revered day is the reason for the existence of the world, and it therefore deserves to be a holiday. However, because it is the day whereupon all creatures are judged, one should approach it with more trepidation than any of the other holidays.”

The Musaf of Rosh HaShanah

Insights into the Rosh Hashana Musaf - Halacha and Hashkafa

The Festivals of Tishrei and the Sanctity of Israel

Abraham, a "father of many nations," could not imagine that the greatness he was to acquire through the binding of his son would remain a personal possession and not make its impact felt upon the other young men, the servants that were with him.

Rosh Hashana

The Story of the “Unetaneh Tokef” Prayer

The holiday approached and Rosh Hashanah arrived. Rabbi Amnon of Mainz asked his relatives to bring him to the synagogue with all of his dismembered organs and to place him by the prayer leader. We can well image the atmosphere in the synagogue.

“God is My Light” - This Is Rosh Hashanah

The essence of Rosh Hashanah is to pronounce God king over us and over all of creation. Therefore, Rosh Hashanah aims at rectifying the Sin of the Golden Calf, for this particular sin constituted an attempt to throw off the yoke of God's kingship.

Another Look at Malchuyot, Zichronot, and Shofarot