Can the last week of the year rectify the whole year
What is the source of the saying that the last week of the year can atone for and rectify the entire year? For example, can the last Monday of the year atone for all the Mondays?
Disturbing sleep during Selichot
We learned that disturbing a person’s sleep is tantamount to theft. Our yeshiva wants to hook up our saying Selichot at 2:00 am to the loudspeaker (just once). Is this considered disturbing people’s sleep?
Tree of Good
You discussed Adam and the tree of good and evil. I thought original sin was a Christian belief. I have heard other rabbis specifically denounce this belief as Christian. As HaShem told Moses that e was going to kill the Israelites, and Moses told Him to blot out his name from His book to save […]
Wearing gold jewelry on Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur
Is there anything wrong with wearing gold jewelry on Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur? I heard that we shouldn’t do it to avoid recalling the sin of the Golden Calf. Is that true?
Sudden crying on Rosh Hashana
If a person suddenly breaks out in crying on Rosh Hashana, is that significant? Can one know why?
Wearing a new garment on the second day of Rosh HashanaWearing a new garment on the second day of Rosh Hashana
Is it a law or a custom that a woman has to wear a new garment when she lights the candles on the second day of Rosh Hashana?
Saying Selichot alone
I read Selichot after midnight alone in my house, and was wondering if one is permitted to say it alone and especially what should I say?
Saying Selichot twice a day
If a person says Selichot at 12:30 in the night and at his workplace they say Selichot at 8:00 am, can he say it twice?
Women reciting Selichot at home
What should a woman who recites Selichot at home be careful about?
Torah study or Selichot?
I didn’t manage to say Selichot in the morning but I can say it at noon-time when I usually learn gemara. In the month of Elul, is it better to use the time to recite Selichot or to continue learning?
