Venue: Young Israel of Forest Hills Young Israel of Forest Hills

Halacha:

Teshuvah,  Yamim Noraim 

Machshava:

Rosh Hashana 

Parsha:

Haazinu 

Collections: Rabbi Schachter: Rosh Hashana

Description

Is crying allowed on Rosh Hashana, or does it detract from the simchah? Is there a mitzva of simcha on RH? Does one blow the shofar during the silent amidah? Are mitzvos performed in the middle of the amidah? It is not proper to go to Uman for RH. Is there a mitzva to daven daily? Is the recitation of malchius, zichronos and shofros biblical? What are the fundamentals of the Jewish religion? Which fundamentals are incorporated in the three brachos? Why do we recite these fundamentals on RH? How do we know that RH is a day of judgement? How is the tenth pasuk different from the previous nine pasukim, in the three brachos of musaf? Which bracha has two themes? Chumash-Haazinu: why did Moshe first recite birchas hatorah on the day he died?