What role does vulnerability play in the Yom Kippur process of teshuvah?

In this Yom Kippur-focused episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Rabbi Dr. Elisha Ancselovits explore how to approach this sacred day following a year marked by deep pain and loss. … Read the rest

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In this week’s episode, Rabbi Brent Chaim Spodek calls into the studio to speak with our host, Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield, about one of the most challenging days of the year, Yom Kippur, and the story of Yonah. Why would Yonah … Read the rest

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How do we approach the complicated dynamic in the High Holiday liturgy? What is the dynamic between Rosh Hashana’s haftarah reading of the Binding of Isaac and Yom Kippur’s reading of the Book of Jonah?

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Yom Kippur 5782 – Who is the Hero of the Jonah Story?

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