Tag: teshuva

This teshuvah, written at a time when gathering was not possible, explores doing teshuvah outside of communal prayers.

Reena Bromberg Gaber February 5, 2024 Elul Holidays

When should we use a non-fasting sh"tz on Yom Kippur? This CJLS teshuvah, originally written by Rabbi Gail Labovitz, explains.

Reena Bromberg Gaber September 28, 2023 CJLS Halakhah

Parashat Nitzavim, which we read just before Rosh Hashanah, speaks of the importance of repenting and returning to God after we have sinned.

Although the fifth intermediate day of Sukkot is known as Hoshana Rabbah, it is technically just the last day of ḥol ha-mo·eid.

Rabbi Alan Lucas, The Observant Life (Book) October 28, 2022 High Holidays Holidays

The days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are known as the Ten Days of Repentance and include the Fast of Gedaliah.

The Observant Life (Book), Rabbi Alan Lucas September 7, 2022 High Holidays Holidays

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