Sha’ar 2:9: Efforts & Results in a Tzaddik’s Old Age

Sha’ar 2:9: Tzaddikim renew / intensify their efforts in avodas Hashem in their old age,…

Sha’ar 2:9: Don’t Slack Off in Old Age. Enjoy and Value Each Day.

Have to be sure to not waste any time in this world, and not slack…

Sha’ar 2:9: Matching What We Undertake to Our Abilities and Life Circumstances

We must always match what we undertake to our abilities and life circumstances. Rabbienu Yona…

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…