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| Hashem's Ways are Straight |
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Shabbat Shuva: The Eternal Message |
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Mrs. Shira Smiles |
| In this final class on the Haftora of Shabbat Shuva, Mrs. Shira Smiles discusses the centrality of Eretz Yisrael and the meaning of the verse 'Hashem's ways are straight'. The lesson for us is to take every circumstance in life and utilize it to better serve Hashem. This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod video formats. |
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Topics: Elul, Rosh HaShana, Teshuva, Yom Kippur
Class: Shabbat Shuva: The Eternal Message
Class Number: 4 of 4
Time: 57:27
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| Images of Hashem's Love for His People |
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Mrs. Shira Smiles |
| In this Torah shiur (class) on the Haforah of Shabbat Shuva, Mrs. Shira Smiles explains the beautiful imagery in the perek, as illustrations of G-d's eternal love for His people, Am Yisrael. This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod video formats. |
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Topics: Elul, Rosh HaShana, Tanach, Teshuva
Class: Shabbat Shuva: The Eternal Message
Class Number: 3 of 4
Time: 47:55
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| Selichot: Keys to Forgiveness, Part II |
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Elul and Rosh Hashana: Days of Closeness and Awe |
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Rabbi Avishai David |
| In this Torah shiur (class) on the Selichot prayers, Rabbi Avishai David explicates the Selichot, specifically the themes of repentance and forgiveness. One of the main themes of the Selichos is that our neshama is incorruptable, and we must use this opportunity to return the part of ourselves that remains pure despite our sins. This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod video formats. |
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Topics: Elul, Rosh Chodesh, Teshuva, Yom Kippur
Class: Elul and Rosh Hashana: Days of Closeness and Awe
Class Number: 16 of 17
Time: 51:05
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| Torah and Tefilla: Components of Teshuva |
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Shabbat Shuva: The Eternal Message |
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Mrs. Shira Smiles |
| In this Torah shiur (class) on the essence of teshuva, based on the Haftara of Shabbat Shuva, Mrs. Shira Smiles demonstrates the important role of tefilla (prayer) and Torah study in enabling a person to repent completely. This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod video formats. |
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Topics: Elul, Rosh HaShana, Tanach, Teshuva
Class: Shabbat Shuva: The Eternal Message
Class Number: 2 of 4
Time: 52:14
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| Harbingers of Blessing: A Practical Guide to the Simanim of Rosh Hashana |
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Elul and Rosh Hashana: Days of Closeness and Awe |
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Rabbi Shimon Isaacson |
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| Rosh Hashana: Our Turn |
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Elul and Rosh Hashana: Days of Closeness and Awe |
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Mrs. Shira Smiles |
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| Selichot: Keys to Forgiveness, Part I |
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Elul and Rosh Hashana: Days of Closeness and Awe |
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Rabbi Avishai David |
| In this Torah shiur (class) on the Selichot prayers recited before Rosh Hashana and during the Yamim Noraim, Rabbi Avishai David presents an overview of Selichot. Rabbi David discusses the content of the Selichot, their themes, and their purpose. He also discusses why Selichot are recited at night and not during the day. This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod video formats. |
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Topics: Elul, Rosh HaShana, Teshuva
Class: Elul and Rosh Hashana: Days of Closeness and Awe
Class Number: 14 of 17
Time: 52:18
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| Elul, Rosh Hashana, and Yom Kippur for Children |
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Bringing Torah to Life: Deepening our Children's Jewish Experience |
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Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller |
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| Elul: Recognizing the Relationship |
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Elul and Rosh Hashana: Days of Closeness and Awe |
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Mrs. Shira Smiles |
In this shiur (Torah class), which focuses on the month of Elul, Mrs.Shira Smiles explores the mood of the month, and examines the seeming 'trickery' of being on our best behavior during the month of Elul, when the judgment is approaching. This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod video formats.
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Topics: Elul, Teshuva
Class: Elul and Rosh Hashana: Days of Closeness and Awe
Class Number: 13 of 17
Time: 58:03
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| The Intrinsic Purity of Every Jew |
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Shabbat Shuva: The Eternal Message |
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Mrs. Shira Smiles |
| In this Torah shiur (class) on the Haftarah of Shabbat Shuva, Mrs. Shira Smiles begins the reading from Hoshea chapter 14. In this class, we learn that teshuva/repentance is a dynamic process with Hashem, and that every Jew's soul is intrinsically pure, which means that even sin does not become part of its essence. When embarking on the teshuva process, one should have an image of who they want to be, so that they have a goal to aspire to. This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod video formats. |
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Topics: Elul, Inspiration, Rosh HaShana, Self-Improvement, Tanach, Teshuva
Class: Shabbat Shuva: The Eternal Message
Class Number: 1 of 4
Time: 52:17
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| Elul: The Shofar's Wake Up Call |
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Elul and Rosh Hashana: Days of Closeness and Awe |
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Rabbi Beinish Ginsburg |
| In this Torah shiur (class) on the month of Elul, Rabbi Beinish Ginsburg connects the message of the blowing of the shofar, which is done every day of the month, to the essence of the month of Elul. This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod video formats. |
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Topics: Elul, Rosh HaShana, Teshuva
Class: Elul and Rosh Hashana: Days of Closeness and Awe
Class Number: 12 of 17
Time: 50:55
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| Tehillim Perek 27: Hashem is My Light |
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Tehillim IV |
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Rabbi Avishai David |
| In this shiur (Torah class) on Tehillim chapter 27, Rabbi Avishai David
discusses the themes, structures, and lessons of this perek. This
chapter of tehillim, known as 'L'Dovid Hashem Ori V'Yishi', is read
twice a day after regular prayers during days from Rosh Chodesh Elul until Hoshana Rabba. This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod video formats. |
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Topics: Elul, Tehillim
Class: Tehillim IV
Class Number: 11 of 11
Time: 54:59
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| Five Steps to Greatness |
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Jewish Calendar I (Elul and Rosh Hashana) |
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Mrs. Shira Smiles |
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| The Power of Viddui |
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Repent! A Survey of Al Ha Teshuva |
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Rabbi Hershel Reichman |
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| Joy of Remembrance |
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Elul and Rosh Hashana: Days of Closeness and Awe |
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Mrs. Shira Smiles |
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| Path to Teshuva, Part 2 |
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Elul and Rosh Hashana: Days of Closeness and Awe |
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Rabbi Hanoch Teller |
| Rabbi Hanoch Teller continues his theme of Teshuva, repentance, in this
shiur (class). The class discusses examples of true teshuva, and a
discussion of what can be expected of us over the Days of Awe. This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod video formats. |
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Topics: Elul, Rosh HaShana, Teshuva
Class: Elul and Rosh Hashana: Days of Closeness and Awe
Class Number: 8 of 17
Time: 31:22
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| Hilchot Teshuva |
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Elul and Rosh Hashana: Days of Closeness and Awe |
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Rabbi Shimon Isaacson |
| This shiur (class) on Rosh Hashana
and Teshuva (repentance) by Rabbi Shimon Isaacson is packed with halachot
(laws) and hashkafot (perspectives) relating to the call of the day. This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod video formats. |
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Topics: Elul, Rosh HaShana, Teshuva
Class: Elul and Rosh Hashana: Days of Closeness and Awe
Class Number: 6 of 17
Time: 46:44
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| Path to Teshuva, Part I |
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Elul and Rosh Hashana: Days of Closeness and Awe |
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Rabbi Hanoch Teller |
| In this shiur (class) on Teshuva, Rabbi Hanoch Teller outlines the path to true repentance. Peppered with inspirational,
poignant, and humorous stories, the theme of Teshuva is masterfully
illustrated with real life examples. This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod video formats. |
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Topics: Elul, Rosh HaShana, Teshuva
Class: Elul and Rosh Hashana: Days of Closeness and Awe
Class Number: 5 of 17
Time: 29:02
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| Multi-Dimensional Teshuva |
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Elul and Rosh Hashana: Days of Closeness and Awe |
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| Standing Before G-d |
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Insights of the Chassidic Masters |
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Rabbi Moshe Weinberger |
| In this shiur (class), Rabbi Moshe Weinberger begins learning the essay of the Alter Rebbe, Reb Shneur Zalman of Liadi, which deals with Rosh HaShana, as discussed in the Sefer Chassidus M'vueres. The themes of Malchiyot, Shofrot, and Zichronot are analyzed. The shiur discusses the nekuda pnimis, the inner essence, of Rosh Hashana, which is revealing our internal recognition of Hashem as King. The essay also discusses the Jewish People as a unified entity who can rise above their normally lowly level to reach the level of standing Lifnei Hashem, 'Before G-d'. |
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Topics: Chassidut, Elul, Holidays, Prayer, Rosh HaShana, Teshuva
Class: Insights of the Chassidic Masters
Class Number: 1 of 10
Time: 51:04
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| Elul: Roses of Love |
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Elul and Rosh Hashana: Days of Closeness and Awe |
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Mrs. Shira Smiles |
| Mrs. Shira Smiles examines three different acronyms used to describe
the month of Elul. In this class, Mrs. Smiles focuses on the verse,
"Ani Ledodi V'dodi Li." This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod video formats. |
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Topics: Elul, Rosh HaShana
Class: Elul and Rosh Hashana: Days of Closeness and Awe
Class Number: 3 of 17
Time: 57:11
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| Returning to Our Essence |
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Repent! A Survey of Al Ha Teshuva |
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Rabbi Hershel Reichman |
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| Shofar: A Call to Return |
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Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur Davening: Open the Gates! |
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Rabbi Michael Taubes |
Rabbi Taubes discusses the significance of the Shofar that is blown during the Rosh HaShanah davening. The shofar is a wake up call to renew ourselves and re-examine our unique potential at the start of a new year. Though it is a mitzvah like any other, there is also an emotional aspect that is ingrained in the act of the mitzvah, which forces every person to be alone with his inner thughts as the shofar is sounded. There are two types of sounds discussed in the Talmud - a Tekiah, a flat even sound, and a Teruah, a broken sound. These different sounds contain a paradoxical message, on the one hand, serenity reflected in the even sound of the Tekiah, and on the other hand, the panic and fear conveyed in the broken sound of the Teruah. The ultimate message is a positive one, turning the fear of judgement into a moment of Mercy and Friendship with G-d. The shofar also represents G-d's Presence, hinting to us that He is Nearer to us, bringing a confluence of excitement and tension. The shofar allows us to handle these conflicting emotions in a positive manner.
Rabbi Taubes also discusses the custom to eat the simanim, the signs, of Rosh Hashana, such as sweet foods, pomegranates, apples, and other assorted vegetables. Rabbi Taubes explains the inner meaning what a sign is, demonstrating our closeness to Hashem. Our non-verbal communication with Him through the shofar or the eating of the signs of Rosh Hashana are an indicator of our intimate relationship with G-d.
Shofar is the only commandment that is performed in the middle of Shemoneh Esrei. This, along with the shape of the shofar, is a proof that shofar blowing is a form of prayer, albeit a non-verbal one. |
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Topics: Elul, Holidays, Rosh HaShana
Class: Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur Davening: Open the Gates!
Class Number: 2 of 6
Time: 67:25
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| Elul: Island of Refuge |
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Elul and Rosh Hashana: Days of Closeness and Awe |
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Mrs. Shira Smiles |
| In this shiur (Torah class), Mrs. Shira Smiles examines three different acronyms used to describe the month of Elul. In this class, Mrs. Smiles focuses on the verse, "Ina Le'yado, V'Samti Lecha". Mrs. Smiles explains how Elul is the place we run to when we realize how inadequate our service of Hashem has become. Through ELul, Hahem fill the vacuum created by our failings, an helps us to rise to our true potential. This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod video formats. |
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Topics: Elul, Rosh HaShana
Class: Elul and Rosh Hashana: Days of Closeness and Awe
Class Number: 2 of 17
Time: 60:55
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| Turning Evil into Goodness |
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Repent! A Survey of Al Ha Teshuva |
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Rabbi Hershel Reichman |
| In this shiur (Torah class) Rabbi Reichman discusses the idea of teshuva, where past misdeeds have the ability to actually become merits. This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod video formats. |
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Topics: Elul
Class: Repent! A Survey of Al Ha Teshuva
Class Number: 4 of 6
Time: 52:02
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| Hashem as a Witness to Teshuva |
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Repent! A Survey of Al Ha Teshuva |
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Rabbi Hershel Reichman |
| In this Torah shiur (class), Rabbi Hershel Reichman reveals the the oath aspect of teshuva and the new bris between Hashem
and the individual created via teshuva, as discussed in Sefer Al
Hateshuva. This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod video formats. |
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Topics: Elul, Teshuva
Class: Repent! A Survey of Al Ha Teshuva
Class Number: 3 of 6
Time: 53:36
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| Two Processes of Teshuva |
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Repent! A Survey of Al Ha Teshuva |
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Rabbi Hershel Reichman |
| Rabbi Hershel Reichman discusses the two forms of Teshuva described by Rabbi Joseph B.
Soloveitchik in his sefer, Al Hateshuva. Rabbi Soloveitchik speaks about
intellectual teshuva and emotional teshuva as two possible processes of
teshuva, and describes the nature of each process. This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod video formats. |
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Topics: Elul, Teshuva
Class: Repent! A Survey of Al Ha Teshuva
Class Number: 2 of 6
Time: 59:40
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| Themes of Rosh HaShana |
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Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur Davening: Open the Gates! |
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Rabbi Michael Taubes |
| In the first class of the series, Rabbi Taubes discusses the obligation for prayer. He points out that Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur as times of great need, and are therefore specifically designated as days of prayer. However, these days are also deemed as days of joy. Rabbi Taubes discusses the conflicting and complementary themes of Rosh Hashana. These themes can be learned from delving into the meaning of the names of Rosh Hashana. Rabbi Taubes then goes into the actual davening of Rosh Hashana, and explains the changes at the beginning of the Rosh Hashana davening. The class explicates the addition of 'zachrenu l'chaim' to the first bracha of Shemoneh Esrei and the expanded bracha of Hamelech Hakadosh. Rabbi Taubes continues the shiur with a discussion of the middle bracha of the Rosh Hashana davening, which summarizes the theme of the day. The shiur ends with the explanation of Rav Soloveitchik for why Psalm 24 is recited after the Rosh Hashana Amida, and the message of Psalm 27, 'l'Dovid Hashem Ori', which is recited from Rosh Chodesh Elul through Yom Kippur. |
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Topics: Elul, Holidays, Prayer, Rosh HaShana
Class: Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur Davening: Open the Gates!
Class Number: 1 of 6
Time: 68:36
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| Atonement of the Individual vs. Atonement of the Community |
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Repent! A Survey of Al Ha Teshuva |
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Rabbi Hershel Reichman |
| Rabbi Hershel Reichman begins his course on Al Hateshuva with an
explanation of Rabbi Soloveitchik's essay on the Atonement of Yom
Kippur today and in the times of the Beit Hamikdash, and the
differences between communal and individual kaparah. This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod video formats. |
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Topics: Elul, Teshuva
Class: Repent! A Survey of Al Ha Teshuva
Class Number: 1 of 6
Time: 55:57
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| Elul: Month of Relationships |
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Jewish Calendar I (Elul and Rosh Hashana) |
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Mrs. Shira Smiles |
| In this class, Mrs. Shira Smiles discusses that during the month of Elul, the month of building our relationship with G-d, we must focus on negating our will before G-d`s Will, and strengthening the deep bond that connects us to Him. This Torah class is available online in streaming video, mp3 and ipod video download formats. |
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Topics: Connecting to our Creator, Elul, Teshuva
Class: Jewish Calendar I (Elul and Rosh Hashana)
Class Number: 2 of 17
Time: 00
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| Teshuvah |
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Jewish Calendar I (Elul and Rosh Hashana) |
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Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller |
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