Sha’ar 2:18: Spiritual Cause and Effect

All neshamos go up and are judged. Those of tzadikkim are stored under kisei hakavod,…

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…