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judaism/festivals/rosh/prog/selichot - appen 2 |
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Written by WUJS Main
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Wednesday, 24 May 2006 |
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PROGRAM: SELICHOT Other Festivals | General Background | Activities | Tzom Gedalia | Sources | TESHUVA - תשובהOne of the central themes of Rosh Ha Shanah is teshuva - תשובה. Most people translate teshuva to mean repentance, however the origins of the word are from לשוב which means "return". In Hilchos Teshuva 2:2 Rambam outlines a process of Teshuva: 1. Confession - admit that you have done something wrong.
2. A commitment to try to never again repeat the sin that you have committed.
3. Sincere remorse for having sinned in the first place.
4. A commitment to the future: Teshuva has only occurred when you are put into the same situation and you act differently. Therefore, teshuva can only really be completed in the future. Some questions to consider:
- Which one of these steps do you think is most important?
- In Rambam's explanation - the "returning" is returning to God. If you are not returning to God then are you "returning" or "repenting"?
- Does this process apply to you? Why/why not? Back to Selichot Activity
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