by Ram ben Ze'ev Over time, many Hebrew words, phrases, and Torah concepts have been mistranslated and misunderstood by the nations,...

As Yom Kippur closes we must ensure that we have repented and be like HaShem’s children! Ideas which Maran tz”l said on Yom HaKippurim in...

by Ram ben Ze'ev In Jewish mysticism, the concept of reincarnation, known as gilgul hanefesh  (גלגול הנפש), plays a central role in...

Hope or Trust? by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen We approach Yom Kipur with both negative and positive emotions. Never more so than this year. For...

Adding From the Mundane Onto the Holiness One must add some of the mundane weekday onto the holiness of Yom Kippur upon its exit, i.e....

Regarding the custom of Kapparot, we have discussed in the past that this custom may be fulfilled through money. A bill is taken ($10,...

by Ram ben Ze'ev Since the death of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, in 1994, Chabad-Lubavitch has continued to...

The Mitzvah to Eat on Erev Yom Kippur The Torah (Vayikra 23) states: “And you shall oppress yourselves on the ninth of the month at...

by Ram ben Ze'ev As we mark the one-year anniversary of the devastating atrocities that shook Israel, the scars left by the violence...