Why We Really Fast on Yom Kippur – Updated
The Torah says Yom Kippur fasting is about afflicting yourself. What if it’s not about atonement, but it’s about stripping everything away to find the voice that’s honestly, deeply you?
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Acharei Mos: Is the Salvation from *THAT* martyr rooted in the Torah?
Short answer no. I’m not a Christian nor am I educated in Christian theology, but there is a relevant parallel between the message of the Jesus story and something in this week’s parsha Acharei Mos.
Sukkot: The Holiday That Happens at the Wrong Time. Why it Feels Just Right.
Sukkot always seems to arrive at the wrong time — just as the year gets colder, busier, and harder to slow down. But maybe that’s the point. The sukkah reminds us that joy doesn’t wait for the “right” moment; it’s built in the middle of life’s chaos. 🍂
Yom Kippur: God Will Understand. But you still have to do Teshuvah.
If I broke Shabbos to be with my mom, of course God would understand. But teshuvah is still the only way forward.
Acharei Mos – Does Judaism believe in Satan? (Updated) — By Ben
This article was originally posted 4/26/2018 – A new ending has been added. This week’s parsha details a bizarre ritual the Jews were to perform on Yom Kippur. Basically they […]
Yom Kippur – “Is Confession Jewish?” Mistranslating Viduy — By Ben
Teshuva! Teshuvah! Teshuvah! Is there anything more trumpeted during the high holidays? (Other than the shofar of course.) With Yom Kippur imminent, our leaders implore us to perform this holy […]
Yom Kippur – Teshuvah Isn’t Just about You — By Ben
With the Day of Atonement upon us, many are scrambling to complete a spiritual accounting to get that cleanest of clean slates. But in the midst of all the Yom […]
Yetzer Hatov Or Yetzer Hara: The Danger Of Lessons Unlearned – By Marc
Pushed and pulled… stuck in the middle… head spinning. This is how I feel on a daily basis. The news is hard to digest. I constantly check myself to make […]
Letting Go And Holding On: The High Holy Days Simplified – By Marc
Letting go of control or admitting you are not in control should be a relatively easy thing to do. And yet human beings have great difficulty with this. Heck, I […]
Tu B’Av – More than the Jewish Valentine’s Day — By Ben
If you’re not super observant you’ve probably never heard of the holiday of Tu B’Av. Translated to mean the 15th day of the Jewish month of Av, it is a […]
Six Degrees Of Kosher Bacon 