Teshuva: To Fix Free Will
The Rambam says that “complete Teshuva” is achieved when you are in the exact same situations with all the conditions as when you sin but you refrain from sinning, Why is...
Is it a Mitzvat Aseh to do Teshuva?
According to the Rambam, the actual mitzvah of Teshuva is viduy (confession). Other rishonim, including the Ramban, hold Teshuva itself is a mitzvah. How could it be that according to the Rambam there...
Hilchos Teshuvah: Halachic Teshuvah vs. Hashem’s Kindness
The Rambam says that we gain atonement via Teshuva today since there is no Beit HaMikdash to offer korbanot. If we can gain teshuvah through atonement then why is there need...
The Centrality of Repentance to Torah and Mitzvot
Why did the Rambam place Hilchot Teshuva in Sefer HaMada, the book that deals with the fundamentals of Judaism? Is it because Teshuva is fundamental to Judaism or because it deals...
Shiur on The Rambam’s Hilchot Teshuvah
What is the Rambam’s approach to the commandment of Teshuva in the Mishna Torah? How does he formulate it and in what context does he place it?
The Power of Elul
Why did Moshe have to be at Har Sinai for 40 days and nights to receive the second luchot – he learned it the first time!?! What did he learn that...
Tu B’Av: Love Bleeding Through
Why does the miracle of Beitar (that the bodies didn’t decay) warrant a holiday – it’s a small bright spot in an otherwise tragic story? What is the unifying theme of all the...
Churban HaBayis: Severed From Our Anchor
What is it about the destruction of the Beit HaMikdash that makes it the beginning of the exile, the Jews still lived in their land? What is galus (exile)?
Crooked Perspective: The Cause of Destruction
The meraglim didn’t lie when they reported back to the people on the first Tisha B’Av. If so, what was their sin? How does this relate to the destruction of the Beit HaMikdash?
Crying Over 2,000 Years Later – Why?
Chazal say that any generation that doesn’t merit to see the rebuilding of the Bet HaMikdash it’s as if they destroyed it. Why is that fair?
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