Teshuva

Rabbi Guy Matalon explains: Sacrifices bring no atonement without teshuva

rabbi Guy Matalon teaches: Teshuva alone atones for light sins, but for severe ones Yom Kippur is needed too.

Rabbi Guy Matalon explains: The mitzvah of teshuva is fulfilled through verbal confession.

The Rambam opens by saying that although all year long a person can repent and be forgiven, the Ten Days of Repentance (between Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur) are the most fitting time.

Erev Rosh Hashanah is not only a time to repent for what we did wrong, but also for the greatness we failed to reach. This lesson challenges us to ask whether we made enough of our potential, and remi...

Rabbi Mordechai Soskil addresses some of the most honest questions people struggle with during Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur: What if I know I may repeat the same mistake? Is guilt helpful? What if I d...

A deeper look at the words of Selichot and what they teach about genuine self-examination, approaching Hashem with humility, the spiritual power of consistent Torah learning, and why recognizing Hashe...

After identifying our flaws and rejecting mistaken attitudes, the real work begins of changing how we think and live. This piece explains that true kabbalah on Yom Kippur is not perfection, but commit...

Sukkot is the moment we step out of our solid homes and into Hashem’s embrace. After Rosh Hashanah’s renewal and Yom Kippur’s forgiveness, Sukkot teaches us to trust again — to feel safe, protected, a...

This class explores the deepest inner work of emunah: how God uses suffering to wake us, why true guidance comes from the depths of the heart, and what Rebbe Nachman calls the “silent scream” that nee...