Raving Reviews for Rebbetzin Heller’s Class ‘Elul, Rosh Hashana, and Yom Kippur for Children’

Students at Naaleh.com are loving Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller’s newest class series:

Bringing Torah to Life: Deepening our Children’s Jewish Experience

The first class in this series entitled, Elul, Rosh Hashana, and Yom Kippur for Children, is helping parents prepare their children for the Yamim Noraim, High Holidays, in a very meaningful way.

One student writes in:

‘This shiur was FABULOUS!  I especially liked and used her advice about teenagers and all of her specific examples of how to relate to different aged children for Elul. Fabulous and immediately useful. Thank you. I hope you do this again for Pesach.’

Check out the class and make this year’s Holidays meaningful for the entire family!

Shabbat Shuva: The Eternal Message with Mrs. Shira Smiles

Shabbat Shuva: The Eternal Message

The Shabbos before Yom Kippur is called Shabbat Shuva, after the Haftora (reading from the Prophets) which is specified for that Shabbos. This Haftora, taked from Hoshea Chapter 14, contains many of the yesodot (fundamnetals) of Teshuva (repentance), and Hashem’s unique relationship with the Jewish people. Mrs. Shira Smiles plumbs the depths of this relatively short passage, in this unique four-part series.

The Intrinsic Purity of Every Jew is the first class in the series. Mrs. Shira Smiles begins the reading from Hoshea chapter 14.  In this class, we learn that teshuva/repentance is a dynamic process with Hashem, and that every Jew’s soul is intrinsically pure, which means that even sin does not become part of its essence.  When embarking on the teshuva process, one should have an image of who they want to be, so that they have a goal to aspire to.

Get Ready for Rosh Hashana and the New Year!

We are halfway through in the month of Elul, a perfect time to get ready for Rosh Hashana and the new year. Naaleh.com is pleased to provide you with continuing preparation for the Yamim Noraim, the High Holidays. You can continue to delve into the Rosh Hashana Prayers with Rabbi Michael Taubes, explore the essence of Teshuva with Mrs. Shira Smiles and Rabbi Hershel Reichman, or enjoy our regular Torah classes on various topics. Take a moment to look at our latest parsha weekly, the Torat Imecha, by clicking here for the printable version. May we all be blessed with an inspired New Year!

Just in Time for Rosh Hashana: ‘Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur Davening: Open the Gates!’

Rabbi Michael Taubes is teaching a wonderful course just in time for Rosh Hashana, “Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur Davening: Open the Gates!“.

Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur are days of repentance, introspection, and self-definition. They are also days of tefillah, prayer. A close look at the Tefillot of the Yamim Noraim reveals that these tefillot were designed to help us increase our awareness of Hashem, acceptance of His Malchut, and recognition of Din, as well as properly complete the teshuva process. This course goes through the Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur Machzorim, explaining their structure, the logical sequence of the prayers, and the meaning and symbolism of key tefillot.

Here is a sampling of the first installment of this course, “Themes of Rosh Hashana”:

To view the entire class click here: Themes of Rosh Hashana

New Elul Class by Rabbi Taubes

Dear Friend,

Elul is fast approaching.  In addition to our many NEW classes on teshuva and the nature of the month of Elul, Naaleh.com has begun a new course by Rabbi Michael Taubes on the Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur davening (prayer), entitled Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur Davening:  Open the Gates! Rabbi Taubes, a veteran educator and well known Rabbi, co-authored the Artscroll Machzor Mesoras Harav on the Tefillos (prayers) of Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. This course can be enjoyed by students of all levels who would like to enhance their davening experience this year.

Click on the images below to view the first class in this new series, as well as some of our other Elul classes.