Haazinu-Succos - Song of Joy

How does the concept of the song move from one of repentance to one of joy? How is that manifest as we move from Yom Kippur into Succos? How is the Torah brought from a higher realm to be accessed here below? How does this parallel the aspect of song? Where do we find this idea in the holiday of Succos?

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Running time: 19:45

Vayelech-Yom Kippur - Song of Repentance

What is the concept of the song of Haazinu? If it is filled with words of rebuke, how can it qualify as a song? What is special about Yom Kippur which draws even the most unaffiliated Jew back to the synagogue? What is the communal song of forgiveness that we all sing on Yom Kippur? How can we sing this song to all those we encounter?

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Running time: 19:13

Nitsavim - Rosh Hashana - Connecting to Spiritual Essence

What is the significance of the fact that we stand before Hashem 'Today?' What does it mean that the day is 'sometimes dark and sometimes light?' Why is unity the prerequisite for redemption? What is the secret for achieving unity and breaking barriers? What is the meaning of the teaching that the Jewish people existed before time, in the present and in the future? How does one attach to the spiritual essence denoted by this timelessness?

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Running Time: 19:57

Ki Savo - Deep Listening

What is the understanding of our Sages statement that in the spiritual realms 'only a vessel that is full can hold more?' What is the concept of the word 'Amen?' Why does one merit to say Amen in the next world if one says Amen in this world? Why does one merit to 'hear the voice' in the future world if one 'hears' the Torah in this world? What is the depth of the concept of hearing?

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Running time: 21:55