If you've decided you need to change, the very first step is to know in which area, where to start and to what degree. With his uncanny understanding of human nature, Rabbi Orlowek paves the way for getting your direction clear - and to stay on track. Hear the vital first steps you need for regaining your confidence and your ability to change.
Year after year we make resolutions to become a better person, but usually end up with the same character flaws we’ve been carrying all those years. Why can't we get it right, or better, Rabbi Orlowek asks why does Hashem forgive us every year for the same transgressions we apologized for the year before?
When we examine the Rosh Hashanah Machzor the obvious themes that stand out are the malchiyos, zichronos, and shofros. Rabbi Weisz examines each in depth. What does it mean to coronate God as Melech? And how can we recall and reenact the faint echo of Adam HaRishon that expresses the place from where we wish to be judged?
While studying at the famed yeshivas of Chaim Berlin, Lakewood and the Mir in Jerusalem, Rabbi Noson Weisz also received a degree in Microbiology from the University of Toronto, an MA in Political Science at the New School for Social Research and his LLB from the University of Toronto. Rabbi Weisz is currently a senior lecturer at Yeshiva Aish HaTorah in Jerusalem and writes a weekly parsha page on aish.com. In this talk, Rabbi Weisz discusses the process of forgiveness.
The mitzvah of 'vidui' is the crux of teshuvah. But for it to work it needs be said in a way that is meaningful. So are we being asked to feel a certain way here? And where does asking others mechilah fit in? Join Rav Yaakov Weinberg as he crystallizes our vision to recognize that all mitzvos come from Hashem, and in what ways bein adam l'Makom mitzvos differ from bein adam l'adam.
What brings about the cleansing of the teshuvah process? Rav Yaakov’s careful analysis of the Rambam’s words brings to light the details that makes teshuvah more comprehensible and effective. Learn how Yom Kippur gives kaparah, and hear a fascinating discussion on intent vs. action with a Korban Chatas.
Rabbi Yaakov Weinberg adds new insight, and clarifies up to the middle of the 2nd perek of Rambam's Hilchos Teshuvah. An important Elul series on character correction.
Rabbi Yaakov Weinberg adds new insight, and clarifies up to the middle of the 2nd perek of Rambam's Hilchos Teshuvah. An important Elul series on character correction.
The Rambam seems to say that one who worships God from fear or from the desire to gain reward is not only mistaken, but may indeed be outright selfish. There are, however, contrary statements in the Torah that say otherwise. Rabbi Weinberg explores these opposing views to help us refine our Avodas Hashem.
The Rambam seems to say that one who worships God from fear or from the desire to gain reward is not only mistaken, but may indeed be outright selfish. There are, however, contrary statements in the Torah that say otherwise. Rabbi Weinberg explores these opposing views to help us refine our Avodas Hashem.