Yom Kippur

Yom Kippur as a mother, explored by The Lehrhaus's Leslie Ginsparg Klein

After six months suspended between quarantine, isolation, and uncertainty, it’s natural to want to run away from home, especially as Yom Kippur looms and we realize it’s time for a change. But, as Matthew Nitzanim explains, this understandable reaction would miss the point of Teshuvah: everything we need to work on is right here, wherever it is we find ourselves.

In this thoughtful essay, Cypess reflects on the melody that is carrying Israel in the wake of October 7th.

Alan Jotkowitz shares insights into Rambam’s Hilkhot Teshuvah

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

Tikva Hecht’s moving elegy for her mother, a lyric essay told in verse and art, reflects on the fragility of life and the final confession we recite in the Yom Kippur Amidah.

Pressed for time, people often skip reciting the korbanot section of the morning prayers. With the High Holidays approaching, Judah Kerbel makes the case that the korbanot are far more central and halakhically significant to our prayers than we often realize.

Yaakov Jaffe examines Yehudah Ha-Levi's High Holiday poem "Yashen, Al Teradam"

Sarah Osborne offers guidance for people who need to eat on Yom Kippur.

Yosef Lindell recounts the controversy surrounding different attempts at translating the Tishrei prayers.