Yom Kippur

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

Shlomo Zuckier reviews Rav Aharon Lichtenstein's just-released book on teshuvah

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

Beth Kissileff on the book of Jonah and its relevance on Sukkot.

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.

Yehoshua Pfeffer on self-abnegating vs. life-affirming teshuva.

Ben Lorber reflects on the meaning of ya'aleh ve-yavo.

Shlomo Zuckier explores the nature of Yom Kippur and its relationship to atonement.

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.

Michael (Avi) Helfand on a recent court case with implications for American Jews as members of both a religious and a minority community.