Wednesday
Sep252019
Origin: Confusing “Repentance” with “Teshuva”
September 25, 2019“A Tzaddik needs to do Teshuva?! – That’s ludicrous! Why would a Tzaddik need to do Teshuva if he never ever does or even thinks of anything wrong?”
Entries in teshuva (12)
Thursday
Sep192019
The First Mashpia “Made In Tomchei T’mimim”
The life story of the famed Reb Shilem Kuratin, the Mashpia, Mashigach and Chozer, who came to Lubavitch with a Russian gymnasium uniform and cried to be accepted.
Thursday
Sep192019
A Ba’al Teshuvah in 2 Weeks…
“Merkos Shlichus.” Two words that contain a wealth of meaning. Every year, during the summer, talmidim in 770 would go on shlichus for Merkos L’Inyonei Shlichus to towns and countries near and far, to find lost Jews. The goal: to ignite their Jewish spark and draw them close to their Father in heaven.
Thursday
Sep052019
Teshuva 7.0
In this interview, Rabbi Shloma Majeski responds to questions like: How can a real cheshbon ha’nefesh be made, examining all the sins of the previous year, while still remaining joyful?
Thursday
Aug292019
Love Thy Going Off/On Derech With All Thy Heart...
Rabbi Daniel Green proposes a better way to deal with struggling teens.
Thursday
Aug292019
Trusting a Not-Yet Shomer Shabbos
A collection of relevant halachos regarding Teshuva-related topics
Thursday
Aug292019
“Yom Kippur Jew” Therapy Must Begin Early
Q. Every summer over the past few years I begin worrying about the upcoming High-Holiday season. It’s not that I have a problem going to my mother-in-law. Not at all. Let me explain:
Wednesday
Jun272018
FROM MAJORCA TO TZFAS
This is a story of a descendant of forced converts. Mrs. Sara Parfeonov shares her story with Devorah Leah Halperin
Thursday
Aug312017
THE CHULENT THAT BROUGHT HIM BACK
At the edge of the town of Lemberg lived a poor tailor. Reuven the tailor was his name. He was an expert tailor as well as a jolly person. He made a meager living from the few sewing jobs that he got from the Jews in the town. His tailoring always turned out well and everyone was satisfied with the work that he did.
Tuesday
Sep132016
AYIN-BEIS ON T’SHUVA
A selection from the Rebbe Rashab’s Hemshech Ayin-Beis (pg. 146-148), dealing with t’shuva at the levels of Nefesh, Ruach, and Neshama. * Presented in the Month of Elul, when we make a soul-assessment of our service of G-d throughout the year
Thursday
Sep012016
ELUL: THE TIME FOR CHANGE
Why do we need an entire month to do t’shuva when one thought is enough to switch from rasha to tzaddik? * What is the practical implication of the King displaying a smiling countenance? * What is the difference between bittul and lack of self-esteem? * How does lack of self-esteem affect a person’s service of Hashem? * These and other questions were asked of Rabbi Nadav Cohen, sought after lecturer and author of a book on Tanya. He clarifies what our job is in the month of Elul
Tuesday
May312016
THE WORLD ITSELF AN EXPRESSION OF GEULA
From Chapter Six of Rabbi Shloma Majeski’s Likkutei Mekoros