Why Is Yom Kippur Called the Happiest Day of the Year? Rabbi Yitzchak Breitowitz

Many people approach Yom Kippur with heaviness, guilt and fear. But Jewish tradition describes Yom Kippur in a very different way—as one of the most joyous days of the year. So why does a day of judgment and atonement carry so much joy? The answer leads into one of Yom Kippur’s strangest ancient rituals: two nearly identical goats sent on completely different paths. What could that possibly have to do with us? Follow us: https://www.hidabroot.com https://www.tiktok.com/@hidabrootglobal https://www.youtube.com/@Hidabrootcom https://www.instagram.com/hidabroot_global https://www.facebook.com/Hidabroot.global/ https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbCYZjl1CYoa4ulQIK2q Rabbi Yitzchak Breitowitz is a world-renowned lecturer and rabbinic authority, who is a senior lecturer at Ohr Somayach in Jerusalem. Rabbi Breitowitz's scope of knowledge, brilliance, as well as a unique ability to grasp complicated material and communicate it clearly to others is legendary. He has lectured extensively throughout the US and Israel on medical, business, and family ethics. He has published numerous articles on bankruptcy, commercial law, medical ethics, & Jewish law. Yeshivat Ohr Somayach located in the heart of Jerusalem, is an educational institution for young Jewish English-speaking men. We have a range of classes and programs designed for the intellectually curious and academically inclined - for those with no background in Jewish learning to those who are proficient in Gemara and other original source material. To find the perfect program for you, please visit our website https://ohr.edu/study_in_israel​whatsapp us at https://bit.ly/OSREGISTER or call our placement specialist at 1-254-981-0133 today! Subscribe to the Rabbi Breitowitz Q&A Podcast at https://plnk.to/rbq&a 00:00 – Is Yom Kippur Supposed to Be Sad? 00:46 – The Happiest Day of the Year 01:54 – The Mystery of the Scapegoat 03:30 – Two Identical Goats Two Different Paths 04:20 – “I Was Just Born This Way” 04:42 – The Danger of Negative Labels 06:06 – The Satan in Front and Behind You 07:42 – “Who Do You Think You Are?” 09:04 – You Are Not Permanently Labeled 09:19 – The 1,000-Story Tower 10:28 – The Elevator Nobody Expected 11:04 – Why Your Small Effort Matters 12:18 – Open the Eye of a Needle 12:51 – How Much Do You Want Forgiveness? #YomKippur #Teshuva #Hashem #JewishWisdom #Judaism #Torah #HighHolidays #JewishInspiration #YetzerHara #Forgiveness #Atonement #Emunah #PersonalGrowth #SpiritualGrowth #Hidabroot