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A few years ago I went to a simchas beis hashoeiva at the shul of a very holy Yid, a…

Simcha is a rare commodity, one that the entire world searches for desperately. The Torah teaches that there is no…

Every time you push the lulav out, the kavana is the same — “I just want You, Hashem.” The intention…

Q: I often find that after the first night of Sukkos, my excitement to live and eat in the sukkah…

I’ll admit it: I have a soft spot for the underappreciated Yamim Tovim. Shemini Atzeres is one of our moadim…

Almost every year, something happens to me during one of the strangest moments of the year. It’s Hoshana Rabbah, the…

Rebbe Nachman of Breslov was one of the most unique and impactful tzadikim of the last 250 years. He was…

If you’ve ever looked at the instructions on the back of a frozen meal, you may have noticed something fascinating.…

You have arrived. Already from afar you see it. Even though it’s nighttime, the sky is shining with light. Not…

Turning last year’s mistakes into this year’s merits A savvy investor knows how to spot a fixer-upper property, put some…

In this year’s Nekuda Tova Sukkos magazine, we’re going to uncover the ahhhhhhh of Sukkos. We’ll dive into the deep…

Rav Chaim Berlin was once traveling and found himself in a remote village in Russia for Yom Kippur, where there…

Shabbos Teshuva We say in the haftorah of Shabbos Teshuva, “Shuvah Yisroel ad Hashem Elokecha, ki chashalta ba’avonecha” — return,…

The Chasam Sofer writes that we should sing the viddui in a nice tune, since it is a mitzvah, and…

LIVED 1885–1954 72nd yahrtzeit 10 Tishrei, Yom Kippur BURIED Har HaMenuchos Rav Yehuda Leib HaLevi Ashlag was born in Warsaw…

A relative of mine, let’s call him Yoni, recently put together a video for his father Shua’s 70th birthday. He…

Why does my teshuva never seem to last? Why do I find myself working on the same things year after…

For some, the avodah of vidui can lead them to think deeply about the aveiros they’ve done, and lead them…

By now, we’re all thinking of teshuva. And, maybe, we’re overthinking it, and might be getting in our own way,…

The great Reb Dovid of Lelov was a talmid of the Chozeh of Lublin. One year, he came to his…

The Arvei Nachal brings a beautiful mashal about tekias shofar. There was once a powerful king who had one son…

Defending Yidden It was Rosh Hashana in the shul of Belz. The Sar Shalom of Belz called over his son,…

LIVED Approx. 1889–1942 84TH yahrtzeit 4 Tishrei BURIED elechów, Poland Reb Aharon Yechiel Hopstein, better known as Reb Aharele of…

Hayom Haras Olam — Rosh Hashana is the birthday of the world. All of creation is being created anew. From…