Yom Kippur
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Azazel
What is Azazel? Answer: Thank you for your excellent question. There are two opinions about the identity of Azazel. One is that it is simply the name of the cliff that the scapegoat sacrifice was tossed from on Yom Kippur.…
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Repentance and Staying Happy
I have always been a cheerful person, but now I feel very upset I don´t know why. I go to Torah lectures, I try to read Torah Articles, but I don´t know what is happening with me. Maybe is because…
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Sincere Change
How can we do and mean Teshuvah (lit. “Returning”, the process of Repentence) when knowingly or unknowingly we are going to commit the same sin again? This is a great question! When a person goes to court would it be…
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Wearing a Kittel
Do we wear a Kittel for Rosh Hashanah or only for Yom Kippur? A Kittel is worn in the synagogue by most men on Yom Kippur, some on Rosh Hashana (in all communities the ones who lead the services does,…
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Resource for the High Holidays
I want to have a discussion with my family during Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. Therefore, I would like some topics and info. re: these holidays. Answer: Have you seen the Rosh Hashana/Yom Kippur Survival Kit, a book by Shimon…
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How Do Jews Remove Sin?
I was talking with a Christian co-worker and had the following questions. Since Jews do not believe Jesus is the Messiah where in the Torah does it state that we can repent our sins by doing certain things, and in…
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When the Torah Reading Cycle Begins
Why don’t we begin reading the Torah again from Bereshit (Genesis) on Rosh Hashana? That’s a great question. Rosh Hashana is the anniversary of creation. Even though we know that the Torah was created before the world, it was not…
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Forgiving the Horrors of the Third Reich
Do I still have to apologize for the things that happened during the Third Reich? Isn’t there something like forgiveness within your religion? People who keep on bugging someone with the things he has done, beyond apologies are considered as…