Why Do We Need Ten Days of Repentance?
Posted onAfter the Month of Elul and Rosh Hashanah, why do we still need the 10 days of Repentance and Yom Kippur?
The Jewish calendar is chock full of special days that have a unique influence on us and help us come closer to Hashem. The Torah calls the holidays, moadim, times of meeting with Hashem. This series of classes explores the transformative power of Shabbat, Rosh Chodesh, the fast days, and other Jewish holidays around the year. Popular classes include insightful lectures on The Days of Awe which takes a comprehensive look at this emotionally charged period, particularly focusing on the Rosh HaShana and Yom Kippur prayers, explaining their structure, logical sequence, meaning, and symbolism. Students also examine Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik’s important work on Jewish Thought, Al HaTeshuva, which discusses repentance and self-improvement as a means to growth and ascension in service of Hashem. In Jerusalem: Echoes of Lament, a range of Naaleh teachers explore such thought-provoking questions as what were the causes of this destruction? What should we do to return to our former glory as G-d’s Holy people? How can we deepen our appreciation of Jewish unity in order to rectify the sin of disunity that caused the destruction? Other topics include classes on Chanuka, Tu B’shevat, Purim, Pesach, Shavuot, Sefira, Lag B’aomer, and the Three Weeks.
After the Month of Elul and Rosh Hashanah, why do we still need the 10 days of Repentance and Yom Kippur?
In this Torah class Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller discusses the Holiday of Sukkot in times of Covid 19
In this Torah class Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller discusses the Holiday of Sukkot in times of the pandemic
Continues Al Cheit Series of previous years .
Rosh Hashana without the Shofar . How does it work?
In this Torah class Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller discusses Covid and Rosh Rosh Hashana
In this Torah class Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller discusses the month of Elul
In this Torah class Rebbetzin Tzipora Heller discusses how to make the day of Tisha B’Av relevant to our days
An Unlikely Heroine – A Study on Megillat Esther
Forgiveness and Atonement – Which Is Divine? Variations of Repentance in Light of Psalm 130
13 Attributes of Mercy – The Bonds of Love Between G-d and Israel
The Piyutim – Liturgical Poetry – of the Haggadah
Symbolism in Yonah
Hidden Heroines of Chanukah
the gift of Shavuos
In this Torah class Rebbetzin Tziporah heller discusses the 7 midot that are correspondence to the 7 weeks of Sefirah
In this Torah class Rebbetzin TziporahHeller discusses Sefirat Hahomer during the Corona Virus
In this Torah class Rebbetzin Tzi;orah Heller discusses the Holiday of Pesach
What does the Haggadah mean when it states that Yaakov went down to Egypt ‘forced by the speech’? An exploration of the power of speech as learned from this statement.
How can we understand the custom of dipping maror, the traditional bitter herbs, into charoset, a sweet mixture of apples, wine, and nuts?
This class explores the connection between Havdala and Purim, as expressed in the passuk from the megilla which is included in the weekly havdaa, “layehudim haysa orah v’simcha v’sasson viykar’, ‘and the Jews had light, joy, rejoicing, and honor’.
What it is that makes the Simcha of Purim so special.
Why is there a custom to dress up in costume on Purim?
The importance of praise and thanksgiving in the celebration of Chanuka.
Why is a miracle witnessed by so few commemorated so publicly?
An in-depth exploration of the ‘al chet’ recited during Yom Kippur, ‘b’siach siftotenu’, ‘with our endless prattling’.
What do the Sages mean when they state that the Torah was given ‘by force’, as Hashem held Mt. Sinai over the Jewish nation and provided a seeming ultimatum on accepting the Torah? An in-depth journey into this topic.
An exploration of the miracle of the oil on Chanuka.
In this Torah shiur (class), Rebbetzin Heller explores the relationship between Rosh Chodesh and women. We learn in the Torah, that the women’s faith was greater than the men’s, since they did not take part in the sin of the Golden Calf. Because of this, the women were rewarded with a “partial holiday” of Rosh Chodesh.