The Power of Tefilah during Aseret Yemei Teshuvah
The Power of Tefilah during Aseret Yemei Teshuvah By Eliezer Brodt The following is a chapter from my sefer Ben Kesseh Le’assur [still available for purchase, for more information contact…
Lecture at Young Israel Beth El of Borough Park featuring Rabbi Dr. Eliezer Brodt
Lecture at Young Israel Beth El of Borough Park featuring Rabbi Dr. Eliezer Brodt Rabbi Dr. Eliezer Brodt is the Seforim Blog’s most frequent contributor, with more than 240 posts…
Maimonides on Free Will, Divine Omniscience and Repentance
Maimonides on Free Will, Divine Omniscience and Repentance Ben Zion Katz The problem of reconciling the notions of man’s free will and Divine omniscience is an ancient one. As early…
Update- Temple Service on Yom Kippur
Amshinover has a very nice post on the piyyutim connected to the temple service on Yom Kippur….
Temple Service on Yom Kippur
A significant portion, and perhaps the highlight, of the repetition of the Yom Kippur mussaf is the description of the Yom Kippur service as preformed in the temple. Many, however,…
Teffilah Zakah: History of a Controversial Prayer
Teffilah Zakah: History of a Controversial Prayer* Yom Kippur has many unique prayers, many of them have been added through the centuries. For instance, R. Hayyim Yosef Dovid Azulai (Hida)…
Dan Rabinowitz — “The Custom of Reciting l’Dovid HaShem Ori”
From last year (with a small update) at the Seforim blog, Dan Rabinowitz’s “The Custom of Reciting l’Dovid HaShem Ori.”…