Yom Kippur

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

Julie Goldstein reflects on her recent Yom Kippur experience and why it matters for Orthodox women everywhere.

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

Jerome Marcus comments on the connection between davening with sinners and playing politics.

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.

Yiscah Smith explores the conceptions of teshuvah presented in the writings of the Piaseczner Rebbe and the Ba’al Ha-Tanya, identifying in them a novel approach to personal growth that speaks to contemporary Jews.

This year, instead of thinking about the reasons for Jonah’s flight from Nineveh in particular, we can gain a new appreciation for his need to break free altogether. Ahead of Yom Kippur, Erica Brown considers the unique resonance of the book of Jonah in an era marked by isolation and quarantine.

Moshe Kurtz explores halakhic and hashkafic considerations surrounding bringing young children to shul.

With Hoshanah Rabbah today and the theme of repentance in mind, Jack Cohen explores the role that outsiders play in one's teshuva process through an enigmatic midrash instructing one to return a person to themselves.

Alan Jotkowitz shares insights into Rambam’s Hilkhot Teshuvah