Yom Kippur

David Fried explores the humra of pat Yisrael during the aseret yemei teshuvah.

Hillel Broder reviews the latest release from Jeremiah Lockwood.

Shira Hecht-Koller and Aaron Koller explore the worship of the Kohen Gadol through the voice of Ishay Ribo.

With Yom Kippur in view, Shlomo Zuckier presents a close reading of Isaiah 58.

Why is the annulment of vows so central to the High Holy Days? Wendy Amsellem discusses this, with a timely message.

On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Yom Kippur War, published here are excerpts from letters of an American student studying in Israel in 1973. These letters, written during and immediately after the war, shed light on Yeshivat Har Etzion in its formative years and the lasting impact of the Yom Kippur War.

Dov Lerner weaves together Scripture, midrash and rabbinic commentary in urging closer attention to tone in public discourse.

Yitzchak Blau and Michael Broyde respond to recent articles that have driven conversation.

Man’s actions—even those that seem fleeting and insignificant—can have an impact, positive or negative. Oren Oppenheim explores themes of u-Netaneh Tokef

The Ne’ilah prayer, which we recite only once a year, clearly represents a moment of great religious drama, but its precise nature and purpose are somewhat mysterious. Alan Jotkowitz presents four different models for understanding Ne’ilah, drawing upon the teachings of Rav Yehuda Amital, Rav Aharon Lichtenstein, and Rav Ya’akov Medan.