Yom Kippur
The holiest day on the Hebrew calendar is also the most misunderstood. Yom Kippur is a day of profound connection and transcendence. Discover the real Yom Kippur.
Yom Kippur 2024: Friday Evening, October 11 – Saturday Evening, October 12
The Meaningful Life Center offers hundreds of Kabbalistic and Chassidic insights into the meaning of Yom Kippur. We answer questions like, “What is Yom Kippur?” and “Can you tell me how to repent?” Make your day of atonement more than just a day of repentance — learn the mystical dimensions of Yom Kippur so that you can enjoy this holiday like never before and harness the power of this high and holy day.
Inscribe Your Loved One on the Meaningful Memorial Wall
Ki Hinay Kachomer: Prayer For a Good Life
Yom Kippur: The Kittel
Comforts and freedom often lead to complacency, but Yom Kippur reminds us simultaneously of our troubles and our triumphs, encouraging us to reflect on the mysterious cycle of life.
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Ki Teitzei: Time To Sing
I realized and continue to realize the deep grief of so many tormented souls; children whose lives were forever altered because of a self-indulgent, sick adult.
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Yom Kippur: The Real You
Just one day we are asked to enter our “holy of holies.” This gives us the power to be real the rest of the year. So this Yom Kippur open yourself up – and may you experience the REAL YOU.
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Time To Sing
I realized and continue to realize the deep grief of so many tormented souls; children whose lives were forever altered because of a self-indulgent, sick adult.
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Yom Kippur: The Dual Revolution
The first revolution – in science and technology (“earthly wisdom”) – is well in place. The second revolution – in spirituality and Divine knowledge (“supernal wisdom”) – has to now catch up.
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Korach: Gilad, Naftali and Eyal
Every man, woman, and child, is responsible when they hear about such news, to do something about it — as Maimonides explains.
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Yom Kippur Stories
Three uplifting Yom Kippur stories to tell your children and friends. These Yom Kippur stories are Chassidic stories.
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Living With Faith and Hope After September 11
An essay written by Rabbi Jacobson with Yom Kippur’s message of hope to the world that was shaken September 11th.
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Vistas of Repentance
A moving personal essay about repentance. Release your guilt and shame. You are doing the best you can do. Elevate the past and choose wisely in the future.
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Noise: Bells and Pomegranates
Both apples and pomegranates are representative of the Jewish people. Both bells and pomegranates are representative of the Jewish people. The bells and pomegranates that broadcast the Divine truth are more than the means toward a tranquil end. Learn more.
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