Day of Judgment

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  1. On the Resurrection of the Dead - Part 2

    Rabbi Yaakov Medan

    The importance of the faith in the resurrection of the dead is stressed by the Sages and the Rambam. God’s original plan was for man to live eternally. The serpent/Satan interfered with this plan by encouraging sin in the world, thus introducing death at first and subsequently the significant truncation of the length of man’s life. Failing to believe in the resurrection of the dead is equated with believing that the serpent/Satan was victorious over God. Is the resurrection of the dead a reward for the righteous or an awakening for a great day of judgement for all – righteous and wicked?

  2. Ramban on Rosh HaShana: What is the Secret of the Terua?

    Rabbi Ezra Bick | 30 minutes

    In the Torah, the holy day we call “Rosh HaShana” is referred to as “Yom Terua” and “Zikhron Terua”- a “Day of Loud Blasts” and a “Remembrance of Loud Blasts.” What does remembrance mean here? Ramban notes that “zikaron” means “to bring something to the fore,” suggesting that this is a day of bringing the Shofar to the fore. Ramban also, however, continues and says that blowing the shofar will facilitate a remembrance before God. The mitzvah of Shofar is compared and contrasted with the mitzvah of constructing silver trumpets. Ramban connects the loud blasts of the “terua” with war, which is connected to judgement. This is a day of judgement, but through the terua enveloped by the tekia (evocative of the short, simple, sound of the breath of the individual), we can accept God’s judgement but symbolically arouse remembrance, thereby tempering the strict judgement with mercy.

  3. The Lord is My Light and My Salvation (Psalm 27)

    Rabbi Yitzhak Bart

  4. The Spiritual Process of the Holidays

    Rabbi Eliezer Melamed

  5. Yoel 3-4 - Matan Al HaPerek

    Rabbi David Sabato

    The first part of Chapter Three describes the spiritual abundance that will be granted to the entire nation, which comes as a continuation of to the material abundance from the end of Chapter Two. Chapter Three moves on to describe the Day of the Lord, its aftermath, and the salvation that will come to those who call out to God. 

    In Chapter Four the prophet expands and interprets the vision of the Day of the Lord which was described in Chapter Three. The Day of the Lord is described as a day of judgment which will come to the natons of the world as retributon for the harm which they caused to Israel. Calamity befalls the opressors, but those dwelling in Zion are promised security and salvation.

    The study guide includes explanations, guided questions, and an appendix about the Valley of Yehoshafat.

     

     

  6. The Brothers were Astonished

    Rabbi Ezra Bick | 8 minutes

    When Yosef reveals his true identity to his brothers in Egypt, his brothers are speechless -"The brothers could not anwer him because they were astonished." Rashi quotes Hazal, who find a message from this about the Day of Judgment at the end of our lives.

  7. How Does the Scapegoat Atone - A Message of Mercy and Hope

    Rabbi Dr. Yoel Bin Nun

    Seemingly, there should be no such day as Yom Kippur. How can there possibly be any rectification of sins committed intentionally? Repentance certainly has its place, for it comes to repair the deformed personality; but how can a sacrifice bring forgiveness and atonement for anything other than an unintentional sin? Through an examination of the texts relating to the scapegoat on Yom Kippur and the book of Yonah, we understand that Yom Kippur teaches us that without mercy, the world cannot exist at all. Despite all logic, justice, truth and judgment, Yom Kippur brings us a message of hope, atonement, and great possibility.

  8. Rosh HaShana Torah and Haftarah Readings - Judgment and Tears

    Rabbi David Silverberg

  9. Rosh HaShana and Yom Kippur - God Ascends in Judgment

    Rabbi David Silverberg