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3 September
How to Live the Ten Days of Repentance WellBetween Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, Heaven is especially open — but what exactly should you do during these ten days? Prayers, Selichot, tzedakah, and a woman’s special role in the days when the year is decided.0004 min -
2 September
Sukkot: The Shade of Faith. A Kabbalistic Look at the Sukkah and the Four SpeciesWhy does Kabbalah call a hut of branches "the shade of faith," and a bouquet of four plants a portrait of the soul? A dive into the hidden meaning of Sukkot: the ushpizin, the light of the Shechinah, and the joy of the water.1004 min -
1 September
Simchat Torah and Shemini Atzeret: The Final Note of the Autumn Holidays, the Joy of Closeness and the Joy of TorahAfter the seven days of Sukkot, the Almighty seems to ask: "stay one more day" — and the holidays end in dancing with the Torah scrolls. How these two days differ, why in Israel they merge into one, and where their special joy comes from.0005 min -
“Rejoice in Your Festival”: Why the Sages Told Husbands to Give Their Wives Jewelry and a New Dress for the Three FestivalsA new dress for Pesach is not a whim but a mitzvah: the Talmud and the Rambam explicitly tell a husband to bring his wife joy with gifts. Where this obligation comes from, what it really means, and how to fulfill it beautifully.1005 min -
Bread, Trust and Tragedy: Why Do We Need the Fast of Gedaliah?One murder, which the sages equated with the burning of the Temple, changed the fate of an entire people. The story of the righteous leader Gedaliah and a lesson about where the line runs between trust and naivety.0006 min -
Tishrei: Coronation, Silence and Dance — How the Month's Holidays Build Closeness with the Creator, Step by StepFrom the blast of the shofar to dancing with the Torah scroll — seven steps of a single month. How each holiday of Tishrei adds its own brick to the bridge between the heart and Heaven.0006 min -
The Twentieth of Cheshvan: The Day of Bnei NoachThe day Noach left the ark and humanity received its "short Torah" of seven commandments. Why this date speaks not only to Jews — and who the people are who call themselves Noahides today.0007 min