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True joy on Sukkot (opens the original)
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Rav Reuven Taragin is the Dean of Overseas Students at Yeshivat Hakotel and the Educational Director of World Mizrachi and the RZA. His new book, Essentials of Judaism, is available at rabbireuventaragin.com. Although the mitzvah of simcha applies to all the Yamim Tovim, only Sukkot is specifically designated as “z'man simchateinu - the time of our joy." Of the four instances where the term simcha appears in relation to the Yamim Tovim, three refer to Sukkot. What accounts for this elevated leve
How Yom Kippur works (opens the original)
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Yom Kippur is a transformative day. It is the one day a year when we are granted the opportunity to attain complete atonement and, consequently, purification. While we achieve this partly through our teshuvah and tefilot, the fundamental aspect of the day is the obligation to fast and abstain from physical pleasure. The central question is how these practices facilitate atonement and purification. The Torah’s initial reference to Yom Kippur observance is the mitzvah of inui, meaning “affliction"
How to live a good and desirable life (opens the original)
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The Midrash records that many peddlers sold their goods in Tzippori and its surrounding areas, yet one peddler distinguished himself by inviting people to acquire an “elixir of life." This unusual claim attracted the curiosity of many, including Rebbi Yanai, who came to learn more. The peddler presented them with a pasuk in Tehillim (verse from Psalms): “Who is the man who desires life? One who loves days, seeing the good." We live desirable lives in which we love every day by focusing on the go
The model and first principle for character development (opens the original)
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When we speak of character development, we generally sense a difference between refined versus crude or inappropriate behaviors. Where does this sense come from? How are we to determine the ideal forms of behavior? The Torah addresses these questions in Sefer Devarim. After presenting numerous specific mitzvot in sifrei Shemot, Vayikra, and Bamidbar, Sefer Devarim commands the emulation of Hashem and the ways in which He interacts with the world. Chazal explain that these “ways" encompass both H
The Beit HaMikdash - What we are missing: Part One (opens the original)
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Rabbi Reuven Taragin is the Dean of Overseas Students at Yeshivat Hakotel and the Educational Director of World Mizrachi and the RZA. His new book, Essentials of Judaism, is available at rabbireuventaragin.com. Tisha B’Av is the saddest day of the year. It is when we mourn the destruction of the Beit HaMikdash and yearn and pray for its restoration. This mourning and longing extend beyond a single day; rather, we are expected to mourn throughout the year, and our regular tefillot, including Shem
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