The Heart Of Teshuvah

Photo Credit: Jewish Press The Aseres Yemei Teshuvah are auspicious days for wholehearted repentance, which can completely expunge one’s wrongdoings. A crucial component of teshuvah is viduy. Rabbi Nissim Yagen explains that when a person confesses from the depths of his heart, he develops insight into the severity of his sin, which helps him resolve […]

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We Have A Job To Do

Photo Credit: Flash 90 The Israeli flag at the Kotel. Imagine a nation. A magnificent nation, with a breathtaking land and military might. But this is not what made it magnificent. This nation shone G-d’s light to the world. It had a divine mission. It was holy! This nation, though, slowly lost sight of its […]

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Mahatma Gandhi’s ashes Stolen

Mahatma Gandhi’s ashes Stolen The Thieves wrote ‘traitor’ over a poster of the independence leader on what his 150th birthday. Mahatma Gandhi was murdered by a Hindu extremist in 1948 Ashes of independence leader Mahatma Gandhi were stolen from the Bapu Bhawan memorial in central India on Wednesday. The thieves also wrote the word ‘traitor’ […]

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Where Will I Be Next Year?

Photo Credit: Jewish Press What we need to think about now – in Tishrei 5780 – is Tishrei 5781. That’s what Rabbi Kalonymus Kalman Shapira, zt”l – a chassidic Rebbe who was murdered in the Holocaust and left wonderful writings behind – writes. In his personal diary, he penned the following: “If you would like […]

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Want To Be Saved From A Divine Decree Against You?

Photo Credit: Jewish Press Chazal tell us that we can negate an evil decree against us through teshuvah, tefilah, and tzedakah. Let’s briefly discuss each one: Teshuvah Advertisement ‘); _avp.push({ tagid: article_top_ad_tagid, alias: ‘/’, type: ‘banner’, zid: ThisAdID, pid: 16, onscroll: 0 }); Yom Kippur only atones for sins between us and Hashem. For sins […]

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