893. The Fruit of a Citrus Tree
The fruit of a citrus tree. These four kinds, some of them have taste and smell, like the citron, which […]
The fruit of a citrus tree. These four kinds, some of them have taste and smell, like the citron, which […]
“You shall sit in Sukkot [huts] for seven days; every citizen in Israel shall sit in Sukkot so your generations may know that I
The meaning of Yom Kippur [Day of Atonement]. Why does Rosh Hashanah [beginning of the year] not atone, but specifically Yom Kippur? We should say that
“For a sin we sinned against You with the evil inclination” (from the Yom Kippur [Day of Atonement] prayer). We should ask,
The Creator sits on the throne of judgment, meaning He reveals Himself to the lower ones. “Merciful” means that a
We should understand that although the Ten Penitentiary Days [a.k.a., Terrible Days], which are regarded as judgment, Gevura, and fear, and
Midrash Tanchuma, VaYera: “And he said, ‘I do swear,’ declares the Lord.” He said to him, “You swore, and I swore
September 14, 1960 Rosh Hashanah (4, 16b, 34b): “Raba said, ‘The Creator said, ‘Say before Me on Rosh Hashanah: Malchuiot [kingships], memories, Shofarot [pl. of Shofar (a festive horn)]. Malchuiot, so
Who forces the Creator so He cannot sit on the throne of mercy without blowing the Shofar [a festive horn], and precisely
In the Rosh Hashanah prayer, we say, “Happy is a man who does not forget You, and the son of man who exerts