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  • Can I Use (or Reuse) a Yahrzeit Candle for Something Else?Is it considered a candle made specifically for the departed? Read More
  • Take the Yom Kippur Who Am I QuizTest your knowledge of the characters of Yom Kippur. Read More
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Weekly Magazine
15 Historical Events That Happened on Yom Kippur
Quite a number of things happened on Yom Kippur.
By Yehuda Altein
Can I Use (or Reuse) a Yahrzeit Candle for Something Else?
Is it considered a candle made specifically for the departed?
By Yehuda Shurpin
Jews Don't Repent
Thirteen essays and stories that explore the what, why and how of of the most powerful force known to man--the power of self-transformation
By Tzvi Freeman
Take the Yom Kippur Who Am I Quiz
Test your knowledge of the characters of Yom Kippur.
By Menachem Posner
My Son Almost Burned to Death!
There were times of great struggle and doubt, but the Benjamin family surrounded themselves with a loving community, positivity, and the stubborn faith that things would turn out OK.
Aryeh Leib Benjamin in conversation with Chana Weisberg
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Shabbat & Holidays
Candle Lighting Times
Denver, CO
Light Candles at
6:45 PM  -  Friday, September 18
Shabbat Ends
7:41 PM  -  Shabbat, September 19
Light Holiday Candles at
6:42 PM  -  Sunday, September 20
Holiday Ends
7:38 PM  -  Monday, September 21
Weekly Torah Portion
Ha'azinu
Upcoming Holiday
Yom Kippur
Sep. 20 - Sep. 21
Daily Thought
Recovery
On Yom Kippur, we are all in recovery. Recovery of our true selves. Look beneath the stormy waves of life, beyond the failures, the guilt, and the pride. Beneath the surface dwells a calm, pure soul that only desires to fulfill the divine purpose for which it came to this place. To run to do a mitzvah. To absorb the wisdom of Torah. To find an infinite G‑d in all you do upon this earth. Embrace that essence. Return to it. Recover that which is truly...