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Thoughts on Kol Nidrei
Lecture at Yom Limmud at the Oxford Chabad Centre Sept 2015 on the legal and mystical aspects of Kol Nidrei.
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Release Of Vows
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...
Betrothal And Marriage
The laws of vows in the Sedra to explore the relationship of the soul with G-d, comparing it to the bond between a betrothed couple. The insight is that the soul's relationship with G-d involves...