Hashem’s Help With Teshuva
Hashem’s Help With Teshuva Rambam (Hilchos Teshuva 6:5): a person on the right path wants to continue on it, and that’s “habo litaheir mesayin oso” – not that Hashem intervenes, but that there’s positive momentum felt by the person and
u’mal Hashem Elokecha es levavcha
Devarim 30:6 – “u’mal Hashem Elokecha es levavcha…l’ma’an chayecha” Ramban: What’s milas halev? Pshat 1) “Habo litaheir, mesayin oso.” Pshat 2) in days of Moshiach, human nature will be different – people will be “sichli”, i.e. we will not be
Nach-pe-sa…v’nachkora
3 explanations of “Nach-pe-sa…v’nachkora…v’nashuva”1) Shaarei Teshuva, Shaar 3: have to take inventory of what sins I have, then look at the magnitude of each sin. The magnitude of the sin has to be reflected in the teshuva and in the
Types of Teshuva
Types of Teshuva 31:28 Tzara is mechayeiv in cheshbon hanefesh. Kol Dodi Dofeik, f.n. #3: difference between general mitzvas teshuva & eis tzara – chiyuv to do teshuva in general comes from already having awareness of cheit, while an eis
Devarim 30:11 – “ki haMitzvah hazos”
Devarim 30:11 – “ki haMitzvah hazos” – refers to teshuva. “v’shavta” means both chiyuv & havtacha. “V’hasheivosa el levavecha” also refers to teshuva. V’hasheivosa means to be misbonein on the trouble we experienced, which will then awaken us to “v’shavta”.
Q&A at RIETS Yom Hakahal, March 12, 2023
parenting, kibud av v’eim, aveilus
Hesped for His Mother In Israel
Feb. 26, 2023, in Israel
Hilchos Teshuva 10: General to Specific Viduy, Viduy Accompanied by a Kapparah
Kinnos, Tisha B’Av 2023
Purpose of Creation and Man
Agadata taken literally nonsensical. Everything in the world was created for man. Man’s ultimate purpose is to be “chacham v’tov” – knowledge has to become one with the person.