The sages teach that “Elul” is an acronym for the verse in Song of Songs: “I am my Beloved’s and my Beloved is mine.”

The Financial Cost of Spiritual Healthcare: May one give more than 20% of their income to charity?

A "chance" encounter with a rabbi and a medical scare rekindled Arnie Herz's Jewish soul and inspired him to live a full Jewish life and share it it with others.

A taste of Shazak Parsha, where the weekly Torah portion comes alive! Geared for kids... Great for adults!

Sarah and Avi find a letter “mem,” and help him find a mitzvah that starts with the letter “mem.”

Eli and Ezzy wonder what life would be like if they were still slaves in Egypt.

A virtuous heroine. A wicked villain. It’s the ancient, true story of Queen Esther, brought vividly to life in a delightfully educational way.

When Roy takes a summer vacation, Itche and Jono are left without a set. A mysterious sign is their only company...

Experience the miraculous exodus of the Jewish people out of the mighty Egyptian empire—in a unique, fun-filled (and educational) style!

Study the daily lesson of Sefer HaMitzvos for day 196 with Rabbi Mendel Kaplan, where he teaches the mitzvah in-depth with added insight and detail.

Take an exciting trip back in time to the court of King Ahasuerus and his beautiful Jewish wife Queen Esther as you watch the dramatic story of the Jewish victory over Persian persecution. (Please be advised this video may be too graphic for younger kids.)

Watch these simple-to-follow instructions on how to do the mitzvah of wearing a Tallis.

How the Jewish New Year is celebrated and what it tells us about every human being and our relationship to G-d.

Marriage reflects the relationship between G-d and the Jewish people, built on love, reverence, and humility. Reverence means not wanting to cause pain or separation; love means wanting the other to be happy. This class explores how pride blocks growth and why humility is essential for real change. Based on Tanya’s guidance, you’ll learn a practical daily practice of honest self-reflection that breaks arrogance and opens space for growth. We conclude with a forward-looking approach: no guilt, no regret—just consistent, focused effort that allows marriage to deepen over time.

Rabbi Tzvi Freeman provides a first entry into authentic and practical Jewish meditation. Taking us step by step through the words of the first morning prayer, providing imagery and concepts for mindful focus.

Learning to blow shofar for the first time? Familirize yourself with the shofar sounds and get expert tips and guidance from a master shofar-blower and musician.

Experience the story of Chanukah as it comes alive in this real life presentation. This production from the Jewish Children’s Museum was performed live on Chanukah in 2006.

The post-midnight “supplication” prayers are a unique blend of solemnity and joy.

When challenges come your way, you can confront them head-on. Better, however, is to come down upon them from above.

A taste of Shazak Parsha, where the weekly Torah portion comes alive! Geared for kids... Great for adults!

When Roy takes a summer vacation, Itche and Jono are left without a set. A mysterious sign is their only company...

When challenges come your way, you can confront them head-on. Better, however, is to come down upon them from above.

The Torah commands that a laborer's payment not be withheld even a day. G-d Himself, our Sages tell us, observes the very commandments He obligates us to fulfill. How then does G-d not immediately reward man for his/her service of Him, deferring man's reward to the 'World to Come'?! (Likutei Sichos, Ki Teitzei volume 29)

The detailed laws of returning a lost object to its rightful owner.

Finding ultimate comfort through our unyielding devotion to the will of G‑d.

Several explanations of why the Hebrew word "naara" (young girl) is spelled differently than it is pronounced thirteen out of the fourteen times it appears in a single Torah portion.

Study some of the highlights of the weekly Torah portion with insights from various commentaries.

The parshah of Ki-Teitzei contains 110 verses, and the mnemonic for it is the name Eili. Explore the coded message in this Masoretic note and its connection to the general themes of the Parshah.

Is war optional or required? How Rashi derives the rules of battle from a single word, and what this teaches us about personal spiritual growth.

Learn about the mitzvah of Maakah—to construct a fence around a rooftop to protect against a hazard. Discover an interesting exception to this obligation and the reasoning behind it as we compare and contrast different situations, and in the end, apply their spiritual dimension to our life. (Based on Likutei Sichos vol. 24 Ki Seitzei sicha 2)

The Torah connects the mitzvah of sending away the mother bird with the mitzvah of honoring parents—giving us the prescription for long life.

Set up guardrails to carefully control and temper your ego.

The word selfless is accurately put. We will never entirely obliterate the self. We can continuously make our lives less and less about self. While it may seem counterintuitive, this is also the path to greater happiness.

A closer look into Rashi’s commentary on the prohibition to borrow money with interest as elucidated through examining varying nuances in ancient manuscripts.

How the giving of the Torah forever transformed the nature of marriage and simultaneously the relationship between G-d and His people. (Likutei Sichos vol. 39, Ki Seitzei: Sicha 3)

The Torah says that fulfilling the mitzvah of shiluach hakan (sending away the mother bird from the nest) brings long life. Rashi says that if such an "easy" mitzvah brings long life, it may be inferred that every mitzvah brings long life as well.

An amazing insight into personal growth, derived from Rashi’s perspective on what must be the easiest and cheapest mitzvah of all. (we regret the brief audio disruption in the recording)

Analysis of two halachic perspectives on marriage; teach us about two dimensions of our relationship with G-d. (Based on Likkutei Sichos vol. 19 Ki-Teitzei)

The mitzvah of sending away the mother bird from amid its young is associated with the reward of long life. We examine the Siyum (conclusion) of tractate Chullin and look to reconcile conflicting teachings regarding whether there is reward for a mitzvah in this world.

From the mitzvah to make a fence around the roof of a new home to ensure safety, we learn that a new life-stage or a new spiritual adventure requires a new personal discipline.

The link between remembering Amalek and remembering Shabbos.

The Arizal gave a fascinating eulogy for the Ramak, which ultimately conveys how each of us at our core is immune to sin.

Learn the difference between a Shul and the Beis HaMikdash for needing a fence around the roof. A lesson in the dangers of arrogance and the need for a guardrail when reaching out to others.

Mixing animals, mixing energies. The secret of the Torah's prohibition against plowing with different animals.

Blessings for success in the practice of law. Every Jew has to prepare their case at this time to be presented before the Heavenly Court on Rosh Hashanah.

On Rosh Hashanah, we are reminded of the Jewish mother’s dedication and self-sacrifice in fostering our nation’s deep commitment to G‑d.

A deeper look into the meanings and customs of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year: From crowning G-d as our king to blowing the Shofar and dipping apple into honey.

If you had one wish to be granted by G‑d ... what would it be?

Watch these inspiring Rosh Hashanah and High Holidays videos and learn its traditions and meaning

That first day of school, your first job interview, your first day in your own home, the first day of the rest of your life...

What parent can resist the desperate cries of his or her child? The call of the shofar is our raw guttural cry to our Father in Heaven.

The meaning and symbolism behind the shape of the ram’s horn sounded on Rosh Hashanah.

How the simple sound of the ram’s horn on Rosh Hashanah represents a Jew’s heartfelt cry to G‑d.

What is the purpose of the Ten Days of Repentance? Is it a time of solemn introspection or a time of rejoicing? Guest Expert: Rabbi Manis Friedman. (From “Messages”—Season 4, Episode 25)

Understand the meaning and the structure of the Rosh Hashanah prayer services and "why we do what we do."

Rabbi Itche Kadoozy attempts to deliver a Rosh Hashanah message. 255 times.

Just a regular, run-of-the-mill Itche Kadoozy video about the meaning of Rosh Hashannah. Except with lots of bee jokes. Don't worry, we made the video and it still doesn't quite make sense to us.

How to prepare mentally and emotionally for Rosh Hashannah as the 48-hour period on which we connect to our "higher self" by crowning G-d as King.

Rosh Hashanah is not just the start of a new calendar year; it is the renewal of G‑d’s interest in our world that comes as a result of our accepting Him as King.

The Divine attribute of Malchut (Kingship) is described as the bridge between G-d's infinity and His presence within finite creation.

From the story of the prophetess Chanah, we learn the proper way to approach G‑d and express our needs. (A text-based discussion of the first chapter of Samuel I.)

Study the daily lesson of Sefer HaMitzvos for day 52 with Rabbi Mendel Kaplan, where he teaches the mitzvah in-depth with added insight and detail.

The prophet Isaiah declares: “Seek G‑d when He can be found, call to Him when He is near.” The Talmud explains: “This refers to the Ten Days of Repentance between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.”

This series examines three major themes of the days of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur: 1) the coronation of G-d, 2) a time of judgment, and 3) a time for repentance.

Rosh Hashanah as the yearly coronation of G-d as king. First in a 3-part series about the High Holidays.

Rosh Hashanah as the yearly Day of Judgment. Second in a 3-part series about the High Holidays.

Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and the ten days in between are a time of "teshuvah" (returning to G-d.) Third in a 3-part series about the High Holidays.

G‑d is on the campaign trail to be crowned as King of the Universe again this year, and He wants your vote.

Joey and his pals find themselves stranded underwater just as Rosh Hashanah is about to begin!

Several times a year, the Rebbe would write a "michtav klali", a public letter addressed to "all sons and daughters of Israel wherever they may be." In this lecture, we review one of those letters, a Rosh Hashanah message from 1974

Rosh Hashanah is like brain surgery. Every little action can have an enormous impact.

The holiday of Rosh Hashanah marks the New Year, a time of renewal and change; yet the beginning of the yearly cycle also contains the polar theme of steadfast resolve and continuity.

On Rosh Hashana we read in the Haftorah about the birth of the prophet Samuel. Childless for many years, one year on Rosh Hashana, his mother Chana offered a prayer that elicited the Divine blessing resulting in his birth. The Talmud states that Chana's prayer is the model which all prayer aught emulate. This class will explain how to access the awesome power of prayer any time and especially on Rosh Hashana. (Likutei Sichos vol. 29, p.182)

Discover the layers of meaning in blowing the shofar on Rosh Hashanah, and how it elicits within G-d great pleasure.

A deeper look at the many reasons enumerated in the teachings of the Sages for shofar, and the underlying theme it conveys.

A fatal car accident, infidelity, and a kind rebbetzin catapulted Hensha from Ohio to Chasidic Brooklyn, where she married a widower with five children and settled across the street from the Rebbe.

What is the role of a Jewish officer of the court? A careful reading of Rashi tells of two types of officers.

A closer look into Rambam on what happens when all the justices on the Sanhedrin can’t find anything positive to exonerate the defendant. Can a Jew ever be a truly lost cause?

Can a unanimous guilty verdict actually set a defendant free? A legal analysis of Rambam’s ruling on what happens when every judge on the Sanhedrin finds a capital defendant guilty without finding any merit.

Rashi illustrates how some things are only prohibited because of our poor choices.

Why we need to give lots of tzedokah in Elul.

Did you know that the Jewish people dedicate an entire month to prepare for the New Year? Watch this explainer on the month of Elul.

We all know that Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year, but it’s really so much more than apples dipped in honey. Learn all about this profound holiday.

If the two tablets belonged to the nation as a whole, how could Moshe have the right to break them?

In the siyum and end of tractate Taanis, the Gemara encourages to increase learning Torah as the nights become longer. A closer look at the Rambam on meriting the crown of Torah, illuminates why learning Torah at night is transformative.

Tisha b’Av, the ninth of Av, is Judaism’s national day of mourning. Learn the history and significance of this tragic day, and how from the tragedy is planted the seeds of hope.

Hashem wants us to inherit Israel, do we? A deeper understating of Rashi’s commentary teaches us that when we rely on Hashem and declare that Hashem gave us Eretz Yisrael, we are protected and saved in a flash.

The Torah lists the 42 places where the Jewish People journeyed to in the desert. Why does the Torah refer to the destinations where they encamped as journeys? Learn a profound message regarding our mission to always travel higher.

The two tribes of Reuven and Gad asked Moses to stay in the land Trans-Jordon, where there is sufficient pasture for their flock. How were they different from the spies in not wanting to settle in the land of Israel? And why was half the tribe of Menashe

Dreaming of an incredible life can bring you a wondrous life. This is what radical commitment to Hashem looks like.

Does Teshuvah help if it's not altogether sincere? Learn a powerful lesson about teshuvah from the sons of Korach.

Like the story of Pinchas, almost everything in the world can be channeled for a positive or destructive objective. What is the barometer to know if it’s virtuous?

Marriage reflects the relationship between G-d and the Jewish people, built on love, reverence, and humility. Reverence means not wanting to cause pain or separation; love means wanting the other to be happy. This class explores how pride blocks growth a

Why would a tzadik make a bracha that implies he doesn't deserve Hashem's blessings?

Why every Parah Adumah must link back to Moshe.