Can I bake challahs and cakes in an oven on a festival? Of course the

I read that it’s important for the prayer leader to be a G-d-fearing Jew. I

Can a horn from an improperly slaughtered animal be used for a shofar?

I have a toddler who is 1.9 years old and am finding it hard to

May a woman blow a shofar?

What is the connection between the heavenly court above and the court below on Rosh

I heard that there is a custom not to eat nuts on Rosh Hashana. What

They say there is a week that can atone for the whole year. As far

I say Selichot with a minyan in a synagogue but go at my own pace.

Can an unmarried 20-year old man blow shofar for himself or for others?

Can a person who is becoming more religious (and wants to keep the laws properly)

When can a person insert his own private requests in the Rosh Hashana prayers?

Is it OK to say Selichot at 3:30 in the afternoon?

Should I ask for forgiveness before Yom Kippur from a person who wouldn’t forgive me

Is it permissible to fast every day before Rosh Hashana? My husband has been fasting

I wanted to invite a gentile to eat with us on Rosh Hashana. Is there

This year the second day of Rosh Hashana falls on a Sunday. Do we make

Is there any problem with decorating the Rosh Hashana table in gold color?

Are intimate relations permitted on the Day of Judgment? Can one be more pious and

We learned that disturbing a person’s sleep is tantamount to theft. Our yeshiva wants to

What is the source of the saying that the last week of the year can

What is the difference between the second day of Rosh Hashana and the second day

Can one take frozen challahs out of the freezer on the first festival day for

What is the source of the saying that the last week of the year can

Please can you tell me how to find out if I am maybe from Jewish

I am having a dispute with a friend. Recently it came out in a discussion

I didn’t manage to say Selichot in the morning but I can say it at

What should a woman who recites Selichot at home be careful about?

If a person says Selichot at 12:30 in the night and at his workplace they

I read Selichot after midnight alone in my house, and was wondering if one is

Is it a law or a custom that a woman has to wear a new

If a person suddenly breaks out in crying on Rosh Hashana, is that significant? Can

Is there anything wrong with wearing gold jewelry on Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur? I

You discussed Adam and the tree of good and evil. I thought original sin was

I am a mother of small children. The prayers of Rosh Hashana contribute a lot

If the second day of Rosh Hashana occurs on Friday, may one take a shower

What should one do during the shofar-blowing? Ask private requests? Or just listen? Or one

When should one ask forgiveness from someone he wronged? I see that most people ask

What should I do if I have to recite Selichot alone without a minyan? Can

I had a very challenging past year and I know that if I want a

I recite Selichot at midnight. When I go to sleep afterwards, may I recite Kiryat

My company is organizing a trip during the Ten Days of Repentance to a hotel.

After I say Selichot at midnight, should I say Viduy when I say the Kriyat

I’m in the year of mourning and want to visit the cemetery on Rosh Hashana

I understand that the custom is not to recite Psalms in the night. Can one

Can one recite Viduy (prayer for confessing sins) after midnight? During a festival?

Why didn’t the sages ordain a blessing to recite over the commandment to repent just

I’m getting stronger religious-wise and I’m planning to go to Selichot. I live in a

I’m all confused about Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. They say that Rosh Hashana is

Should one stand or sit when reciting Selichot?