The High Holidays mark the beginning of the Jewish new year. They begin with the holiday of Rosh Hashanah (October 3-4, 2024) and culminate ten days later with Yom Kippur (October 12, 2024). This period is known as the The Tens Days of Penitence. It is a time when God is especially close to us and hears our prayers. The High Holidays are a time for introspection and self-improvement, in which we beseech God for a favorable judgment for the coming year. Read more about the High Holidays »
 

Celebrating Your Uniqueness on Rosh Hashanah

A Relatable Translation of the Viduy Confession

A helpful translation and application of the first section of Viduy that will make your confession more meaningful.

 

5 Ways to Build Yourself Up this Yom Kippur

Keep these ideas in mind to prevent Yom Kippur from becoming a day of shame and guilt.

Sara Yoheved Rigler

Neuroplasticity, Yom Kippur and Real Change

Jewish principles for change have been corroborated by recent discoveries in brain science.

 

Rosh Hashanah: Your Million Dollar Check

Now's the time to realize your inner riches.

Making New Year’s Resolutions Like a Doctor

How to set SMART goals for the new year.

 

Who Do You Want to Be This New Year?

3 steps to embracing your potential.

God Loves You – Do You Love Him?

We want to count on God, but can He count on us? We want Him to think of us but how often do we think of Him?

Time for Your Annual Job Review

Your boss is evaluating how you spent every minute and the report will be published.

In Rehab, Discovering the Power of Elul

I experienced my most powerful Elul as a therapist at an inpatient treatment center for substance abuse.

Rabbi Sacks' 10 Short Ideas about Rosh Hashanah

Essential insights that go to the heart of Judaism.

The Days of AWE-some

Three awesome things about the Days of Awe.

 

7 Tips for Rosh Hashanah

Practical steps on how to get closer to your best self the New Year.

High Intensity Interval Spiritual Training

Orange theory and pushing yourself to grow this time of the year.

Anything but Anger

Overcoming anger towards others can actually change our relationship with God.

Generate Momentum for Change

Tapping into the power of free will is the key to preparing for Rosh Hashanah.

The Hot Shot Rule

If a hotshot came in and took over your job, what would he or she immediately be doing differently?

Rabbi Benjamin Blech

Elul: How to Realistically Change the World

Start by thinking small - and in that way change ourselves and our own world.

How to Get the Most Out of Yom Kippur

The three Rs of repentance.

 

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Yom Kippur: We Can Change

Judaism's 5 steps to cleaning your slate.

Yom Kippur: Making a You-Turn

Are you travelling in the wrong direction?

9 Lesser Known Facts about Yom Kippur

Including the mitzvah to eat a festive meal the day before the holy day.

 

Yom Kippur: The Power of Forgiveness

Forgiveness is the only way to live with the past without being held prisoner by it.

Yom Kippur in Bergen Belsen

For a little while, we forgot the straw, the supervisors and the prison.

A Spiritual Guide to Teshuva

11 essential steps to returning to your true self.

The Psychopath Inside: Yom Kippur, Free Will & Determinism

How a happily married family man and accomplished scientist could demonstrate the same anatomical markings of serial killers.

 

Choosing Your Destiny this Yom Kippur: Don’t Blame, Take Responsibility

There is nothing more empowering and liberating than taking your life into your own hands.

 

Four Ways We Mess Up Apologies

And how to do it right.

I Believe in You: Inspiring Rosh Hashanah Message

It’s not about being the best in the world… It’s about being the best FOR the world.

 

A Letter from God at Rosh Hashanah

At the start of the new year, please keep this advice in mind.

Jews, Don’t Be Afraid to Stand Up for Who You Are

Feeling the hate on Facebook.

 

Investing Time: Ten Life-Changing Principles

Judaism is the satellite navigation system of the soul, and Rosh Hashanah is the day we stop and see whether we need to change direction.

Rabbi Benjamin Blech

The Bucket List and Rosh Hashanah

Facing our mortality should drive us to fulfill our unique mission in the world, not jumping out of a plane.

My 30 Days of Changing a Bad Habit and Doing Kindness

How I managed to change my energy from negative to positive.

 

Rosh Hashanah: The Time Is Now

The High Holidays serve as a powerful reminder not to take your time for granted.

Preparing for Rosh Hashanah: 16 Prompts

An effective way to embark on your own process of returning to your deepest essence and greatest potential.

Apple’s Secret Ingredient

A growth-mindset enables us to envision exciting goals for the new year that will challenge us to bring out our full potential.

 

The Next Generation and the Meaning of Kol Nidrei

The powerful reason why Yom Kippur starts with such seemingly uninspiring words

Rabbi Benjamin Blech

More Time or More Value: Yom Kippur and My MTA Quandary

What’s more important: longer days or more meaningful hours?

 

Yom Kippur: The Three Levels of Forgiveness

How to truly forgive someone who has hurt you.

 

The Meaning of the Book of Jonah

Jonah runs away from God and never repents. Why do we read this book on Yom Kippur?

PODCAST: Yom Kippur: God’s Reset Button

Rabbi Berel Wein sheds light on the gift of a clean slate.

Sara Yoheved Rigler

Through the Gate of Tears

Actualizing your potential on the Days of Awe.

Donkey Kong, Secret Agent Man and Not Feeling God’s Love

Four reframes for the times you feel very distant from God.

 

The Secret to a Guilt-free Yom Kippur

Understanding the crucial difference between negative guilt and constructive regret.

 

Make the Call: An Inspiring Yom Kippur Video

When Nancy Baida and Harry Ashkanazi had an argument, they never expected it to end the way it did. A powerful story about courage, humility and forgiveness.

The Five Ways We Mess Up an Apology

How to ask for forgiveness the right way.

5 Ways to Achieve Real Change

How to nudge yourself into accomplishing your goals.

 

Q&A: Why Do We Fast on Yom Kippur?

For one day we single-mindedly focus on the soul.

PODCAST: Rabbi Zev Leff on the Essence of Rosh Hashanah

Exploring the meaning of God’s judgment.

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