Yom Kippur

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Ki Bayom HaZeh

27 April 2026

This discourse was taught by the Rebbe for Sedra Acharei Kedoshim in 1988. Concluding the depiction of the service in the Sanctuary on Yom Kippur, the Torah states 'before G-d you will be purified'...

The Rainbow in the Cloud

20 October 2020

This discourse was taught by the Rebbe on Shabbat Sedra Noah in 1982.  After the Flood, G-d tells Noah that He is making a Covenant with humanity that there will not be another total Flood. The...

Dimensions of Repentance

22 September 2020

This discourse, said in 1969, explains several different aspects in the process of repentance, including the function of the verbal 'Confession of Sins' (Viduy).

The Source of Repentance

30 April 2019

This discourse was taught by the Rebbe on Shabbat of Acharei-Kedoshim in 1988. The Sedra describes the service on Yom Kippur, discussing the words 'before G-d you will be purified' (Lev. 16:30). The...

Going to the Root of the Soul

24 April 2018

This discourse was taught by the Rebbe in 1988 for Shabbat 'Acharei-Kedoshim'. The Sedra teaches about Yom Kippur when one comes 'before G-d'. The discourse explains that this means reaching the...

Ushavtem Mayim 5727

17 September 2013

The Alef Kabbala Group (17 September 2013) studied a discourse by the Lubavitcher Rebbe taught in 1966 during the Festival of Succot, describing the intense joy of Succot in terms of the spiritual...

Shuva Yisrael 5727

10 September 2013

The Alef Kabbala Group (10 September 2013) studied a discourse by the Lubavitcher Rebbe taught in 1966 on Shabbat Shuva. This discourse explores the theme of Teshuvah (Repentance) as the joining of...

6 Tishrei

4 October 2011

The Alef Kabbala Group (4 October 2011) explored a 'non-edited' discourse for 6 Tishrei, between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, said in 1970. This discusses the close relationship of the individual...

Shir Hamalot 5739

14 September 2010

The Alef Kabbala Group (14 September 2010) explored an unedited discourse by the Lubavitcher Rebbe said in 1978 a few days before Yom Kippur. It presents the idea that we seek the 'depths' of the...

Shuva (5737)

22 September 2009

The Alef Kabbala Group (22 September 09) explored a discourse by the Lubavitcher Rebbe said on 6 Tishrei in 1976 (5737) discussing the verse 'Return Israel, to Hashem your G-d' from the Haftorah on...

Ani Ledodi 5732

8 September 2009

The Alef Kabbala Group (8 September 09) explored a discourse by the Lubavitcher Rebbe said in 1972 at the beginning of the month of Elul (preceding Rosh Hashana), discussing the relation between the...

YKip Vechol Adam (5723)

7 October 2008

The Alef Kabbala Group (7 October 08) discussed a discourse taught by the Lubavitcher Rebbe in 1962 concerning Yom Kippur. The High Priest is alone with G-d in the Holy of Holies ('No-one shall be...

Aharei Hashem 5714

9 September 2008

The Alef Kabbala Group (9 September 08) discussed a discourse taught by the Lubavitcher Rebbe in 1954 on the Shabbat of Sedra Re'eh. This discourse 'After Hashem..', explores the stages in our...

Ushavtem (5727)

18 September 2007

The Alef Kabbala group (18 Sept. 07) explored a discourse delivered on Shabbat in Succot 5727 (1966). (First published last year as a pamphlet). This starts on the theme of Succot but then says in...

Purim 1953

27 February 2007

The Alef Kabbala Group (27 Feb 07) discussed a discourse said by the Lubavitcher Rebbe in 1953 (5713) on Purim. This edited discourse asks why the festival celebrating how the Jewish people were...

Yom Kippur 5723

26 September 2006

Alef Kabbala Group (26 Sept 06), discussing the Lubavitcher Rebbe's discourse for YOM KIPPUR "And No Man shall be in the Temple [at the moment when the High Priest enters the Holy of...

Ketonet Bad Kodesh 5736

1 May 2006

Alef Discussion (May 2006): "Ketonet Bad Kodesh 5736", relating to Sedra Acharei Mot. A discourse about the four white linen GARMENTS OF THE HIGH PRIEST worn when he entered the Holy of Holies on Yom...

Torah Way - The Concept of Teshuvah

6 October 2019

Shortly before Yom Kippur, exploring the concept of Teshuvah from a discourse by the Lubavitcher Rebbe, a page of Hayom Yom, a chapter of Tanya, and Talmud Tractate Yoma

Thoughts on Kol Nidrei

1 September 2015

Lecture at Yom Limmud at the Oxford Chabad Centre Sept 2015 on the legal and mystical aspects of Kol Nidrei.

Day Of Repentance, Atonement And Joy

5775

How repentance and joy can coexist on Yom Kippur, distinguishing between lower repentance rooted in regret and upper repentance rooted in love of G-d and characterised by joy. The fact that Yom...

Release Of Vows

5774

The Kol Nidrei prayer's roots in medieval Spain, when Jews forced to swear apostasy gathered to cancel such vows, and its meaning as a release from all commitments to material and secular values. On...

At-One-Ment And Atunement

5772

The Kol Nidrei service and its declaration that all Jews, including transgressors, are permitted to pray together, emphasising the oneness of the Jewish people. The Lubavitcher Rebbe's insight is...

Joining Heaven And Earth

5770

On the special quality of the Shabbat before Yom Kippur as a time of preparation for the great day of spiritual purification, using the Torah's verse that heaven and earth are called as witnesses to...

From The Holy Of Holies To The World

5777

The completion of the Torah scroll by Moses and the Ark's miraculous property of occupying no space, exploring how the Torah, though housed in a physical vessel, transcends all physical limits. This...

The Essence Of The Jew

5773

The mass attendance at synagogues on Yom Kippur as an expression of the essence of the Jewish soul yearning to be close to G-d. The Sedra's warning about future straying from Torah is connected to...

Two Kinds Of Holiness

5774

Two kinds of holiness represented by the Sanctuary and by the family home, noting that the High Priest who enters the Holy of Holies on Yom Kippur must be married. The insight is that divine...

תשובה ויום כיפור

A Chassidic booklet published by the Centre for Chassidic Study in London for Yom Kippur 5780, exploring the inner dimension and service of the Day of Atonement. Drawing on the teachings of the...

Alone with G-d (Vayelech 5723)

5723

This discourse was delivered by the Rebbe on Shabbat Shuva, Parshat Vayelech, 5723 (1962). When the High Priest enters the Holy of Holies on Yom Kippur, the Torah requires that he be completely...

Alone With G-D

5723

This discourse was delivered by the Rebbe on Shabbat Shuva, Parshat Vayelech, 5723 (1962). When the High Priest enters the Holy of Holies on Yom Kippur, the Torah requires that he be completely...

Shuva Yisrael

5730

This discourse was delivered by the Rebbe on Shabbat Shuva (Shabbat of Repentance), 5730 (1969). The Haftorah begins 'Return Israel to Hashem your G-d, take with you words and return to G-d', and the...