Yom Kippur יום הכיפורים
4 maamarim of the tzaddikim that speak about Yom Kippur. The seforim are arranged by parsha, so each is shown with the parsha where it appears.
Lehavas David
Rav Dovid Matisyohu Rabinowitz ›Lehavas David · Parshas VayechiForever or for an Hour: Why We Whisper “Baruch Shem”Every day Hashem sends each of us an hour of arousal, and the real service is to hold on to it and carry it beyond that hour. Whispering “Blessed is the name of His glorious…Lehavas David · Parshas VayakhelGathering Together: Every Shabbos a Yom KippurShabbos is meant to carry the awe and cleansing of Yom Kippur, as it did in the house of R' Elimelech, but without the great tzaddikim of old we often feel little of it. A way is…
Yismach Yisroel
Rav Yerachmiel Yisrael Yitzchok Dancyger ›Yismach Yisroel · Parshas ToldosRivkah's Yom Kippur Hint: Humility Draws Down BlessingBlessing and atonement come down only on one who makes himself low: Esav, complete in his own eyes, cannot receive even the lofty mercy of Pesach night, while Yaakov's “what am I”…Yismach Yisroel · Parshas ToldosYaakov's Pure Inner Point and the Day of AtonementA Jew's sins, driven by the yetzer hara and the pressures of exile, cling only to the outside; the innermost point of his heart stays a pure “portion of Hashem.” By gathering his…