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Read more: Aseret Yamei Teshuva and Short-Term Kabbalot: Whom Are We Fooling?What is the Shulchan Aruch teaching us?..
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Defining the Tzaddik, Beinoni and Rasha
The din of Rosh Hashanah is far deeper and more penetrating than a mere tally of numbers. A mitzva can be worth more or less depending on the person who performed it, the effort expended to fulfill it and multiple other factors which only Hashem could take into account. What the Rambam does say definitively…
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Aseret Yamei Teshuva and Short-Term Kabbalot: Whom Are We Fooling?
What is the Shulchan Aruch teaching us?..
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How Not to Get Plagued by Guilt When It Comes to Teshuva
Teshuva is about using guilt as a tool for positive change…
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