Yom Kippur

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

David Bashevkin articulates a religious educator’s perspective on why people become religious

With the Yamim Noraim approaching, Avinoam Stillman analyzes Ḥavvayah, “experience,” in the thought of A.D. Gordon.

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

Is true forgiveness possible? Michael Kurin explores the doubts raised by prominent twentieth century philosophers and considers how Jewish tradition offers a radically different conception of repentance and forgiveness, one that enables people to alter their reality vis-à-vis God and one another.

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

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.

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

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

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