Interpersonal Matters
Yom Kippur doesn’t atone for offenses against other people unless one appeases them. It is written, “You shall purify yourselves
Yom Kippur doesn’t atone for offenses against other people unless one appeases them. It is written, “You shall purify yourselves
The day before Yom Kippur is dedicated to repentance and atonement. Therefore a person shouldn’t waste the day. Instead, one
GOOD CONDUCT Days of repentance: All of the days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are designated for repentance. Every
BLOWING THE SHOFAR It is a mitzvah from the Torah to hear the blowing of the shofar (ram’s horn) on
The Day before Rosh Hashanah PREPARATIONS The day before Rosh Hashanah is the last day of the year, and
THE DAY BEFORE ROSH CHODESH ELUL Fasting and prayer: Some have the custom to fast on the day before Rosh
Just as it is a mitzvah for the congregation to fast and pray about its troubles, similarly it is
After the destruction of the Temple, our sages decreed that we must make a memorial of the destruction at every
THE FIVE FASTS Maimonides wrote: There are days when all Jews fast because of the calamities that occurred on those
The day before Rosh Chodesh Sivan On the day preceding Rosh Chodesh Sivan it is good to recite the prayer
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