All neshamos go up and are judged. Those of tzadikkim are stored under kisei hakavod,…
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Sha’ar 2:17: Preparing for What Awaits Us
1) Nefesh is a person’s essential defining quality. For the Rasha, it goes to Gehinom.…
Sha’ar 2:17: The Death of Re’sha’im. Techiyas Ha’Meisim.
Sha’ar 2:17: The Death of Re’sha’im. Techiyas Ha’Meisim.
Sha’ar 2:15 – 17: Using Our Time in This World To Prepare for Our Eternal Life
2:15 – Have to reflect on what you will want the situation to be when…
Sha’ar 2:15 – Calibrated Awareness of Mortality as a Trigger for Teshuva and Simcha
R’ Yona did not prescribe the same schedule in 2:15 as he did in 2:14.…
Sha’ar 2:15: The Immediate Need for Teshuva
In what contexts should we be concerned about dying tomorrow? When there is a spiritual…
Sha’ar 2:14 – Teshuva on Yom Kippur
Mitzvas Aseh to do teshuva on Y”K. What’s added beyond mitzvas teshuva of all year?…
Sha’ar 2:14: Life and Teshuva are Both Gifts
Sha’ar 2:14: “l’hapil techina”, like v’eschanan – asking for a matnas chinam. All of life…
Sha’ar 4:14: Yirah and Simcha
Rina & tefillah. Why would he be singing rina, praise, in a time of fear,…
Sha’ar 4:14: Activities and Feelings at a Time of Teshuva
Rabbeinu Yona is describing how one acts during Aseres Yemei Teshuva, but the elements listed…