yom kippur
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Mommy is Davening, but What Are the Kids Doing?
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Keep your kids busy (and well fed) all day so you can concentrate on the davening. The men and teens may be out of the house all day, but as a mom of little kids, you have a double task when Yom Kippur comes. Your kids will need you and want you, but you also…
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Tishrei: Time to Be Awake
We experience transformation through the Yamim Tovim—when we are present in mind and heart. Month: Tishrei Mazel: Scale Human Faculty: Touch In Elul, the alarm clock rang out. “Ben Adam, mah lecha nirdam?” Why are you asleep? We attempted to arouse ourselves in the Selichos. Tishrei is when we jump up from bed, wide awake.…
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Practical Strategy for Coming Close to Hashem
Elul is a time when Hashem wants us right next to Him. But how do we actually feel it? One of these strategies will be just the one that works for you. And it can be different for everyone! Can you believe Elul is upon us? It feels like we just broke our fast after…
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Rosh Chodesh Elul: Time to Talk It Out
Chodesh Elul Mazel: Besulah (girl) Human Faculty: Action Yes, it’s that time of year again: The King is in the field. Rav Dessler famously teaches that our calendar is like a circular train route–every station we stop at is another opportunity to load up on specific spiritual gifts. Now that we’ve stopped at the Elul…
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Does Your Family Have Tisha B’Av and Yom Kippur Shoes?
It’s almost time to change out of our leather shoes and sneakers, but does everyone have an appropriate alternative? It’s not a fashion show, but we do need to wear something on our feet. While most of us do have something that works, it’s a good idea to make sure that everyone in the family…
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Teshuva Re-examined
It’s not fixing what’s broken. Rather, it’s coming back to our true selves in our relationship with Hashem. Elul. Teshuva. They are words that stir up a whirlwind of emotions in many of us; or, if we’re being honest, sometimes they stir up nothing at all. What are we really supposed to be doing this…
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Stay Warm In Shul Or In The Sukkah With The Perfect Cardigan Or Wrap
Ease the transition into the chilly season with a pretty sweater or cape that replaces your weekday sweatshirt. On Shabbos and Yom Tov, we like to have a layer to easily throw on top of our dressier clothing. Something to keep us warm while still maintaining the Shabbos – and shul – spirit. Especially on…
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The Yom Tov / High Holidays Reminder Checklist
Just in case-we’ve made a list of all the things that need to get done before Yom Tov. We know you’re really busy–and when you’re busy, simple things can slip your mind. So we made this list to help you out. This menu download and these coloring pages for kids might also come in handy!…
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A Family Elul
Bringing the power of Elul into our homes…even when we’re still in summer mode. It’s Elul! When trying to think of an attention-grabbing way to start this article, I couldn’t think of a better one than the above two words. After all, like the call of the shofar, what better way to grab our attention…
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Why We Let Go and How to Move On
“Machul Lack,” you are forgiven! Why forgiveness benefits us more than it benefits them. As we beg Hashem for forgiveness for all that we have done over the past year, we seek as well to forgive those who have wronged us and to ask forgiveness from those we have wronged. The older we get, the…
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