Yom Kippur

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

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.

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

In this timely article, Wendy Zierler examines how Israeli poet Yehuda Amichai's "Beterem" can provide readers with the inspiration they need leading up to the Days of Awe

Alan Jotkowitz shares insights into Rambam’s Hilkhot Teshuvah

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

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.

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

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

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