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| Yom Kippur: Fear or Joy? |
| By Rabbi Shalom Arush |
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| People are so afraid of Yom Kippur. What are they afraid of? The fast? Being in synagogue all day long? The finalization of the Heavenly Verdicts passed on Rosh Hashana? |
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| Days of Love |
| By Rabbi Lazer Brody |
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| Why does the Gemara compare Yom Kippur to the 15th of Av, “Love Day?” Forgiveness is probably the greatest expression of love there is... |
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| The Lashes of Yom Kippur Eve |
| By Rabbi Shaul Dov Felman |
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| Many Ashkenazi Jews have the custom of each person giving a friend thirty-nine mock lashes on Yom Kippur eve, reminiscent of the lashes in the Holy Temple… |
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| The Benefit of the Doubt |
| By Rabbi Lazer Brody |
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| Rebbe Nachman of Breslev teaches that by judging a wicked people fairly, in other words, by giving them the benefit of the doubt, we trigger a spiritual... |
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| Rabbi Levi Yitzchak on Erev Yom Kippur |
| By Breslev Israel staff |
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| At this point the men wondered if he was an angel that had descended on this awesome day, for his voice and his stamina were other worldly… |
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| Absolute Forgiveness |
| By Breslev Israel staff |
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| It took only moments for the two fathers to reach an agreement. The wedding that was held later that month, was a celebration which created peace... |
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| A Sauna for the Soul |
| By Debbie Shapiro |
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| Yom Kippur is such a serious day, a day of introspection and soul searching. At the same time it is a Yom Tov, a holiday. We fast and repent, yet we light... |
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| Another Chance |
| By Rabbi Shalom Arush |
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| Therefore, during this opportune time, how important it is for us to put aside time, each and every day, to be alone with our Maker, to speak with Him... |
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| Easy Fasting |
| By Rabbi Lazer Brody |
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| Fasting doesn’t necessarily mean suffering. There’s quite a bit we can do to alleviate the bodily and mental stress that normally accompanies the Yom Kippur fast. |
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| A Just Exchange |
| By Libi Astaire |
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| As he read through the various entries listed in the notebook, tears began to well up in his eyes - for in this notebook he had recorded... |
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| Pearls of Rebbe Nachman's Wisdom |
| By Rabbi Avraham Greenbaum |
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| …Our desire is for God alone. All kinds of disputes, spiritual or material, are resolved. Peace comes, bringing happiness and joy… |
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| Praying For Your Life |
| By Breslev Israel staff |
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| The man was about to wander off when Rabbi Abba ran after him and recounted everything he had witnessed. Rabbi Abba asked the man, "My friend to what do you attribute all these... |
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| Breslov Customs |
| By Rabbi Dovid Sears |
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| During the Aseret Yemei Teshuvah, the Breslover custom is to conclude the paragraph after Shemoneh Esreh... |
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| The Tyrannical Captain |
| By Rabbi Lazer Brody |
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| … Instead, we listen to a tyrannical junior officer – the Yetzer Hara – who is the local commander, commanding our bodies to pursue a variety of... |
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