Category Archives: Teshuva

The days of Chanukah are days of teshuvah out of love…The first 7 days correspond to the 7 days between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur.  The 8th Day of Chanukah corresponds to Yom Kippur. ~ R’ Eli Mansour

Please, God Give us one more chance. Give us two more chances. Give us a hundred more chances. ~ R’ Shlomo Carlebach zt”l – Today is his 22nd yartzheit

After Cain’s dialogue with God, Cain met with Adam. Said Adam to him: “What was the conclusion of your judgment?” Said Cain: “I repented and was reconciled.” Whereupon Adam slapped himself in the face, saying: Such is the power of … Continue reading →

A true Ba’al Teshuvah – a master of personal change – is an entirely different human being from the individual who previously did the things they came to regret ~ Rambam – Hilchos Teshuva 2:4

Yom Kippur is the only day of the year on which the Satan is unable to lodge accusations against Klal Yisrael.  The gematria of the word haSatan is 364 (hei=5, sin=300, tes=9, nun=50; 5+300+9+50=364), for the Satan denounces Yisrael 364 … Continue reading →

There are seven days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.  The Arizal says that on each day of the aseres yemei teshuvah, one can repair all the errors and misdeeds he made on that day of the week through his … Continue reading →

Praiseworthy is the person who does not let a moment pass during these days without engaging in the service of Hashem or reflecting on teshuvah.  According to the holy Arizal, during these ten days one should conduct himself as on … Continue reading →

At what point does a person attain complete teshuvah? When a person is faced with the same situation in which he originally sinned, with the ability and desire to repeat the sin, yet refrains from sinning on account of his teshuvah – this … Continue reading →

If you have an impulse to do teshuvah, don’t dismiss it.  That impulse is a message from Hashem Yisbarach.  Surely no one would disregard a message that comes directly from the King of kings.  Can there be a greater contempt of G-d … Continue reading →