High Holy Days

The days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur offer a unique opportunity for teshuvah and prayer. Here are simple, practical ways to make them count.

All year, we whisper “Baruch Shem.” On Yom Kippur, we say it aloud. Discover the Maharal’s fascinating explanation of what changes on the holiest day of the year.

How can a short passage in the Torah encompass thousands of years of Jewish history? The Ramban reveals the extraordinary promise contained in the Song of Ha’azinu.

The hours before Yom Kippur are an opportunity of their own. Discover 10 ways to enter the holiest day of the year with greater intention and meaning.

Your mouth is dry, your head hurts, and your mind keeps wandering from the machzor. Discover why that does not mean you are failing at Yom Kippur.

Yom Kippur is about more than simply asking for forgiveness. Discover why true teshuvah begins by understanding Hashem as both our Father and our King.

What makes Yom Kippur so spiritually powerful? Discover 10 fascinating teachings and practices connected to prayer, fasting, teshuvah, and atonement.

Unlike other Jewish holidays, Rosh Hashanah lasts two days everywhere. Discover the Maharal’s explanation of what those two days represent.

Discover nine powerful teachings from Chazal and Rambam that reveal the extraordinary power of teshuvah to forgive, transform, and bring us closer to Hashem

From Psalm 27 to answering Amen during a live Selichot broadcast, discover two practical halachot to help prepare for the High Holidays.

Our bodies pull us toward the physical, while our souls strive upward. Discover a powerful lesson for Yom Kippur and the Ten Days of Repentance.

What does “You are standing today” teach us before Rosh Hashanah? Parashat Nitzavim offers a timeless message of teshuvah, hope, and Hashem’s presence.

Renowned cantor Rabbi Moshe Habusha reflects on his decades alongside Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, the spiritual power of Selichot and Yom Kippur, and why he would choose the holiness of Jerusalem’s High Holidays over even the most prestigious musical stage

As Elul begins, learn when Sephardic and Ashkenazic Jews start reciting Selichot and an important halacha to remember when waking early to pray.

Elul is not an invitation to arrive already perfect. It is a month of closeness, teshuvah, and the powerful reminder that Hashem is waiting for us to simply come back.

Discover the spiritual meaning behind being written and sealed in the Book of Life. Learn how the Ten Days of Repentance reveal Hashem's perfect balance of justice, mercy, and covenant.

A moving true story of Rabbi Benjamin Zev Auerbach, whose haunting rendition of Kol Nidrei awakened a kidnapped boy's Jewish soul and led him back to his parents and his faith