We must always match what we undertake to our abilities and life circumstances. Rabbienu Yona…
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Sha’ar 2:9: External and Internal Acquisitions
Rabbeinu Yona describes the shift in focus that should occur when one gets older, i.e.…
Sha’ar 2:14, 4:17: Cheshbon Hanefesh during Aseres Yemei Teshuva.
Sha’ar 2:14, 4:17: Cheshbon Hanefesh is supposed to be present throughout Aseres Yemei Teshuva, and…
Sha’ar 2:9, 2:14: Yiras Hashem is the Basis and Goal of Everything. Rewriting Our Year’s Record During Aseres Yemei Teshuva.
Sha’ar 2:9: Ultimate purpose of chochmo is to attain yiras Hashem, which is the beginning…
Sha’ar 2:9, 2:14: Times of Din (Old Age, 10 Days of Teshuva) Demand a Different Balance in Life
If we relate to din as we should, then both during old age and during…
Sha’ar 2:9: The appropriate shifts in focus at later stages of life.
In 2:9, R’ Yona, based on the mishna on Avos 5:26, talks about having a…
Sha’ar 2:9: Teshuva on Sins of Omission and Comission
Sha’ar 2:9 – sins of omission and of commission need teshuva. HKBH”H does not overlook…
Sha’ar 2:8: Ignorance Caused by Insufficient Motivation as Source of Blindness to One’s Sins
Sha’ar 2:8: The skewed self-image which results in one not recognizing his need to do…
Sha’ar 2:7-2:8: Reaching 50.1% of Lifespan as an Impetous to Teshuva. The Rebelliousness of Thinking I Don’t Have to Do Teshuva.
2:7 – Not just reaching what is conventionally described as middle aged, but even being…
Sha’ar 2:7: The Gifts of Old Age, and How Access Those Gifts Decades Beforehand
In Sha’ar 2:7, Rabbeinu Yona highlights two ways the realities of old age are conducive…