Yom Kippur

Aton Holzer explores the role of free will and its limits in the Yom Kippur liturgy.

  Zach Truboff In 1933, as the month of Elul approached, the Jewish people faced a frightening array of dangers. That year, Hitler consolidated power as...

The tokhahah in Leviticus 26 is frequently read as a tragedy, warning of the dire consequences of sin and national failure. Ahead of Yom Kippur 5786, Milton Torres-Ceron offers a new reading, informed by the traditional "pardes" method, that frames Leviticus 26 as an affirmation on unwavering divine companionship with Israel.

Why is the annulment of vows so central to the High Holy Days? Wendy Amsellem discusses this, with a timely message.

This year, instead of thinking about the reasons for Jonah’s flight from Nineveh in particular, we can gain a new appreciation for his need to break free altogether. Ahead of Yom Kippur, Erica Brown considers the unique resonance of the book of Jonah in an era marked by isolation and quarantine.

Dov Lerner weaves together Scripture, midrash and rabbinic commentary in urging closer attention to tone in public discourse.

This is Not a Poem and other soon-to-be-published high holiday poems by Yehiel Poupko.

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

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

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