|
|
 |
|
Short Films:
High Holidays |
| |
|
|
 |
|
|
|
I'm Sorry
by Heshy Friedman, Ph.D
There can be no peace without apology. |
|
|
|
No Baggage_
by Rabbi Yaakov Salomon
This Yom Kippur, leave the guilt at home. |
|
|
|
Guilt Free Yom Kippur
by Project Inspire
Why Yom Kippur is one of the most joyful days of the year. (3-min video) |
|
|
|
ABC's of Yom Kippur
by Rabbi Shraga Simmons
It's the holiest day of the Jewish year. Might as well know what we're doing and get it right! |
click to see more images
|
|
|
Affirmations_
by Riva Pomerantz
Could it be that uttering some well-chosen mantras can really change your life? |
|
|
|
Whom We Hurt: A Yom Kippur Preparation_
by Sara Yoheved Rigler
Most interactions are with people whose private pain is hidden from us. How can we make sure that we do not add to their distress with a harsh word? |
|
|
|
Asking God for Forgiveness_
by Rebbetzin Tzipporah Heller
Skip the paralyzing guilt. The classical confession, repeated five times during the prayer service, helps us do the inner work to maximize the power of the day. |
|
|
|
To Become Like Angels
by Rabbi Eytan Feiner
On Yom Kippur we can taste spiritual perfection by relinquishing our innate ability to choose as we attempt to blend our own will with that of God's. |
|
|
|
Four Steps to Change
by Rabbi Mordechai Rottman
Everybody knows that New Year's resolutions are meant to be broken. But not in Judaism. The High Holidays are the best time of year for real, long-lasting change. |
|
|
|
Exploring the Al-Chet Prayer
by Rabbi Shraga Simmons
A prime feature of the Yom Kippur service is recitation of the 44 mistakes known as "Al Chet." That's a long list. What does it all really mean? |
|
|
|
Dreams and Limitations
by Rabbi Stephen Baars
Limitations seem part and parcel of the human condition. But are limitations inborn? Or is it something we learn? |
|
|
|
Dynamics of Growth
by Rabbi Mordechai Rottman
Repentance is predicated on wanting to stop the transgression. To achieve this, we must first analyze the dynamics of transgression. How does it happen? |
|
|
|
In the Palace of the King
by Rabbi Noah Weinberg
God is our Father in Heaven and the King of the Universe. Connecting to that source is the yearning of every human being. |
|
|
|
The Good Side of Fear
by Joel Padowitz
"Awesome" has entered the lexicon as a positive term. The High Holidays are also known as the "Days of Awe." They must be awesome! |
|
|
|
Holy of Holies
by Rabbi Noson Weisz
It is the holiest space in the Jewish world. It is also the holiest space inside each one of us. The Holy of Holies. Plunge the depths... |
|
|
|
Goat for Azazel
by Rabbi Ari Kahn
In the Holy Temple in Jerusalem, Yom Kippur had two unusual rituals in Jewish life: The entrance of the High Priest into the Holy of Holies, and the selection of twin goats. What's behind all this? |
|
|
|
Laws and Customs of the Ten Days
by Rabbi Moshe Lazerus
The 10 days between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur are part of the High Holidays, too. Chickens: read no further. |
|
|
|
Jonah and the Whale
by Rebbetzin Tzipporah Heller
The story of Jonah is read on Yom Kippur. In a certain sense it is very much the story of Yom Kippur's essence -- return to God. It teaches us about our voyage and ourselves. |
|
|
|
Judgment Tempered With Mercy
by Rabbi Noson Weisz
Is Yom Kippur a day of atonement or a day of judgment? What is the meaning of this day on which decisions regarding life and death are finalized? |
|
|
|
Bad Attitude: A True Story for Yom Kippur_
by Tzvi Gluckin
"My career was still stuck in neutral. I wasn't working. I wasn't doing anything to get things going either, except blaming my roomate for ruining my life with his success." |
|
|
|
Yom Kippur Gratitude
by Sarah Nolton
Yom Kippur is all about remorse, contrition, and repentance. Where does gratitude fit into the picture? |
|
|
|
Fasting on Yom Kippur
by Rabbi Elozor Barclay and Rabbi Yitzchok Jaeger
Guidelines for children and sick people who need to eat. |
|
|
|
