Welcome to The Spirit of the Torah from Applied Jewish Spirituality (AJS).

In every episode, Rabbi Daniel Raphael Silverstein explores insights arising from the Hebrew calendar or weekly Torah portion, and related practices that can help us to effect positive change in our lives.

This episode about Yom Kippur explores key ideas from the Kabbalah about this special day, including its association with the quality of Binah (Understanding) and Olam Haba (The World that is Coming).

From these kabbalistic concepts, we draw some concrete insights and practices to enrich our experience of this powerful period in our calendar.

Below are the sources referred to during the episiode.

Space, Time and Being:
https://www.sefaria.org/Sefer_Yetzirah.6.1?lang=bi

Yom Kippur, The Soul and Life-force of the Year:
https://www.sefaria.org/Me'or_Einayim%2C_Ha'Azinu.2?vhe=Me%27or_Einayim_--_OYW&lang=bi

Binah, the Upper Mother or Womb of Our Being:
https://www.sefaria.org/Zohar%2C_Vayechi.22.179?vhe=Vocalized_Zohar,_Israel_2013&lang=bi&with=all&lang2=en
https://www.sefaria.org/Shenei_Luchot_HaBerit%2C_Aseret_HaDibrot%2C_Chullin%2C_Torah_Ohr.116?vhe=Shenei_Luchot_HaBrit,_based_on_Amsterdam,_1698_ed._Part_II&lang=bi

Olam Haba – The World that is Coming
https://www.sefaria.org/Mishneh_Torah%2C_Repentance.8.8?lang=bi&with=all&lang2=en

Revealing the essence of what was always there:
https://www.sefaria.org/Shemonah_Kevatzim.5.9.1?vhe=Rav_Kook_public_files&lang=bi

Binah is understanding one thing in relation to another:
https://www.sefaria.org/Sanhedrin.93b.3?lang=bi&with=all&lang2=en

Forgiving ourselves then others, revealing the hidden goodness in all things:
https://www.sefaria.org/Shemonah_Kevatzim.2.150.1?vhe=Rav_Kook_public_files&lang=bi

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