The Elul Opportunity
Elul is a time of opportunity, because God is closer to us at this time…it’s a time of introspection. Rabbi[…]
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Category: High Holidays
5 Must-Know Facts For Elul (Jewish Month)
The month of Elul is the last month of the Jewish Calendar – but also the lead up to the[…]
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Do This 3 DAYS Before Judgement Day
Rosh Hashana is also known as Judgement Day, where the whole world, Jew and non-Jew are brought in front of the heavenly court one by one, to be Judged by God, which will determine your coming year – Rabbi Aharon Pessin shares a secret from our teachings, on how to keep the primary prosecutor out of the courtroom on this special day.
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A Remedy For Life’s Challenges
There was a kid who swallowed a coin, the father rushed him to the famous Rabbi, Chazon Ish, what happened next teaches us an important lesson for life…
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STRONGEST Thing In The World – Jewish Text Reveals
A Sage in the Talmud delves into the idea of ‘what is the strongest thing in the world?’ They enumerate 10 strong things – but which is above all? Is it stone? Is it metal? But fire can melt metal..maybe it’s fire? What do you think? Watch the video and see how the fascinating dialog transpires and reaches the pinnacle of power…
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5 Things Jews Don’t Do on Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the Jewish Year. It’s also one of the happiest. Yom Kippur is like the Shabbat, in that it’s a day of rest and no work is done on this day – but Yom Kippur is unique in that we also refrain from a variety of additional physical activities – Why is that? in this video Eliav Friedman, MSW shares 5 of the activities that we don’t do on this holy day and why…
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Selichot Prayer at Western Wall in Jerusalem (Aneinu Prayer)
Watch as hundreds gather at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, after midnight, for the prayers of repentance (The Sephardic Selichot) before the upcoming Jewish High Holidays.. Rosh Hashanna and Yom Kippur…
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Yom Kippur: Coming Clean on The Holiest Day
During confession on this holy day of Yom Kippur, we bang our chest. However, we also occasionally sing the confession – We sinned, and now we are singing about it? Rabbi Pessin reveals the joy that lies behind the commandment of teshuvah (repentance)
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How Does Yom Kippur Work? (60 Sec)
Yom Kippur the holiest day of the Jewish Year. What is this special day. It’s kind of like the ‘laundromat day’ you go in no so clean, and come out purified – how does this Holy day work? Rabbi Aaron Pessin explains in this short 1 minute video
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Dip the Apple In The Honey Explained (90 Sec)
It’s customary on the Jewish New Year (aka Rosh Hashanah) to dip the apple in the honey – but why do we do this? Rabbi Aaron Pessin shares ones of the beautiful explanations that could give us more appreciation as this special Holiday arrives.
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