Yom Kippur

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

The Ne’ilah prayer, which we recite only once a year, clearly represents a moment of great religious drama, but its precise nature and purpose are somewhat mysterious. Alan Jotkowitz presents four different models for understanding Ne’ilah, drawing upon the teachings of Rav Yehuda Amital, Rav Aharon Lichtenstein, and Rav Ya’akov Medan.