Rosh HaShana, reprint אמר רבה, אמר הקדוש ברוך הוא: אמרו לפני בראש השנה מלכיות זכרונות ושופרות. מלכיות ־ כדי שתמליכוני עליכם, זכרונות ־ כדי שיבא לפני זכרוניכם לטובה, ובמה ־ בשופר HaShem declares: …Recite before Me the verses of kingship to make Me your king…. Recite before me the verses of remembrance, that your remembrance shall arise before Me for good. And through what? Through the shofar. (RH 34b) Our universe began as a thought in the mind of God—a vision, of the gloriou

The Sod Yesharim suggests a very powerful practice to get the most out of our highest of holy days, Yom Kippur.

Though nesira means surgical uncoupling, it only severs back-facing, addictive bonds. Its uncoupling actually initiates a higher, willful, and more rectified recoupling.

The Sod Yesharim suggests a very powerful practice to get the most out of our highest of holy days, Yom Kippur.