God

Yom Kippur: 'All lights turned off can be turned on' - comment

God wants us to keep trying to be good people and good Jews. He wants us to be close to Him in whatever ways we can be.

Yom Kippur: Opportunity for forgiveness

People who can forgive those who have wronged them demonstrate a noble and humble soul. In doing so, they receive the appropriate treatment from God.

If you’re trying to connect to God on Yom Kippur, here’s a prayer for you

Even as it creates this challenge, the liturgy provides a solution by offering a range of different modes of relating to God.

By RABBI SHLOMO ZUCKIER/JTA
23/09/2023

'Teshuva': How can one atone for their sins and get God's forgiveness?

While people should in fact do teshuva for all their sins, they should not be paralyzed by the enormity of the work that needs to be done. 

By RABBI AHARON E. WEXLER
23/09/2023

God is against cancel culture - opinion

Just as we hope that God will forgive us and grant us atonement during the High Holy Days, we must personally reject the unforgiving insidious practice of cancel culture.

By EVAN NIERMAN
19/09/2023

What is the state of God in the world in 2023? - opinion

Which events over the past year have enhanced the presence of God in our world, and which events have diminished His presence?

‘Hamakom’ (The place) - short story

A short story about Rabbi Shlomo Riskin and a name for God, Hamakom.

By GABRIEL EMANUEL
16/09/2023

Rosh Hashanah: Expanding who we are

One of the most compelling aspects of the Torah is that its individuals, even our great role models, are presented not as perfect saints but as complex, at times even contradictory, people.

Editor’s Notes: Covenants and conversations

As we pick our way through some of the most severe internal troubles in Israel's history, the inherent covenant binding the Jewish people and Israel is in peril.

15/09/2023

'God hasn't always shielded Jews in Europe, Ukraine' - Netanyahu

The PM warned Israelis trying to go to Uman for Rosh Hashanah that it is dangerous and God hasn't always protected the Jews in Ukraine.

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