On Rosh Hashanah our judgement is written, on Yom Kippur it is sealed, and on Hoshanah Rabbah the verdict is implemented.

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Hoshanah Rabbah

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Sukkot - A Holiday Like No Other

How is it possible to daven the same tefillah three times a day and not get bored of it?

My Way Or The Highway

If we use each house as a Jewish home saturated with Torah, Mitzvot, and loving kindness, then regardless of how rickety it is, it will be a permanent one that will live on.

The Succah Hut We Call Home

It is rare to find a baal koreh who can pronounce all of these taamim with consistent accuracy. It is even rarer to find a Jew who can look at all of these positions and say, "They are all part of my people."

A Musical View Of Israel

When we sit in the sukkah on sukot we need to ask ourselves are we now in exile or redemption?

Sukot - Exile Or Redemption

Our task at this time is not to ignore our sins to make them go away but to actually work to remove them.

The Magical Magnifying Glass

The days between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur are days we can realize how powerful we really are.

Choice and Repentance

The point of saying the 13 attributes of mercy is not simply to remind ourselves of who Hashem is, but to remind ourselves of what we have to be.

Selichot- the 13 Attributes of Mercy

Why is the Haftorah read in the minor key, while the Torah is read in the major key?

The Brachot Of The Haftorah

All of us, to some extent, live in our own imaginations, yet facing the sometimes hard reality of what we really are is the first step towards improving ourselves.

Honor Offer

Why do we blow the shofar in the middle of Mussaf, a seeming disturbance and interruption of synagogue prayer and decorum?

The Shofar On Rosh Hashanah - Deliverance Or Disturbance?

It is very easy to complain; it is much harder to find a solution that will appease that complaint.

The Lesson Of Tekiah, Shvarim & Teruah

Rosh Hashanah reminds us that Hashem is King of the universe, and we are powerless before Him.

A Lesson From Katrina

For those in the high powered business world a week without Shabbat might seem common place, almost normal, but to us the idea of a world without Shabbat is unheard of.

A World Without Shabbat

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