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News and updates about Teshuva

5 pertinent matters for the Ten Days of Teshuva

Thoughts for the days between Rosh Hashannah and Yom Kippur.

5 pertinent matters for the Ten Days of Teshuva

A small step for Man; A giant step for G-d

It's never all or nothing.

A small step for Man; A giant step for G-d

The cantor's prayer

The moving cantor's prayer, the doubter's prayer. And the call to teshuva.

The cantor's prayer

New video: Why a baal teshuva is on a higher level than a tzaddik

In a newly published video, the Rav delves into the secret of the baal teshuva's elevated status before God.

New video:Why a baal teshuva is on a higher level than a tzaddik

Rosh Hashannah: Two steps to achievable teshuva

There are two great barriers to teshuva. They are surmountable.

Rosh Hashannah: Two steps to achievable teshuva

Nitzavim: You shall choose life

As we read our Parasha approaching the Day of Judgement, it guides us as to the ‘life’ for which we should fervently plead, on that Day.

Nitzavim: You shall choose life

What the "Off The Derech" challenge can learn from the Baal Teshuva Movement

Where is the new outreach/inreach initiative by Belz heading?

OTD challenges can study the Baal Teshuva Movement

Incredible Jewish Orthodox women prove that Kiruv is alive

There is no greater work of Kiruv than the inspired work of two self-made women who did not have an Orthodox upbringing.

Incredible Jewish Orthodox women prove that Kiruv is alive

Rabbi Shimshon Refael Hirsch on the parasha: Don't be an angel

Man is called on to sanctify the material world, not shun it, writes Rav Samson Raphael Hirsch.  So why do we fast?

Rabbi Shimshon Refael Hirsch on the parasha: Don't be an angel

Combing for sins

Being clear of sin is the goal for both the guf and neshamah in anticipation of the final resurrection.

Combing for sins

The Parsha and Current Events: A spirit of teshuva

My feelings towards Jews who have thrown off the mantle of Torah observance.

The Parsha and Current Events: A spirit of teshuva

Rabbi Simcha Cohen z"l: Veteran educator has passed away at the age of 80

Rabbi Cohen's book 'What Did You Say?' remains one of the most popular works on shalom bayit.

Veteran educator has passed away at the age of 80

Sacred sanctity: Purim

Our goal is to elevate the physical elements and joy of Purim to a state of sanctity, to an expression of love and gratitude to Hashem

Sacred sanctity: Purim

The Baal Teshuva Movement is alive

Intermarriage in the USA has complicated the teshuva process, but in Israel it is going strong. And let us not forget Chabad. A critique.

The Baal Teshuva Movement is alive

The Ten Days of Repentance: Basic building blocks

The keys to the teshuva process are elucidated by rabbis and commentators.

The Ten Days of Repentance: Basic building blocks

Rav Kook on teshuva: Awakening our hearts and minds

Israel's first Chief Rabbi: Which stimulus is truly fundamental to the process of true teshuva?

Rav Kook on teshuva: Awakening our hearts and minds

Revelation at Muscle Beach

Straightforward reading of Torah verses makes it clear where Jews are supposed to be, so why were we in Los Angeles?

Revelation at Muscle Beach

What's fasting got to do with it?

A day of fasting such as today's Fast of Tammuz is not one of dieting, but of introspection, contrition and remorse for our situation today.

What's fasting got to do  with it?

Who am I?

The existential angst of budding adulthood takes on a whole new dimension in a world that has weaponized “identity” to incoherence.Op-ed.

Who am I?

The Cycles of Jewish History: Churban (Destruction) - Galut (Exile) - Geulah (Redemption)

Secular Jews pose a threat to the Jewish People when they assimilate In Israel, many have dedicated themselves to uprooting Jewish life.

Churban (Destruction) - Galut (Exile) - Geulah (Redemption)

Weekly Tanya video//lecture: The Epistle on Repentance

The Tanya compacts four millennia of Jewish wisdom to answer the great personal and existential questions of life.

Weekly Tanya video//lecture: The Epistle on Repentance

Yitro: The best entry points to greater Jewish engagement

What is the best entry point through which more people can engage better with their Judaism?

Yitro: The best entry points to greater Jewish engagement

Watch: 'Orthodoxed' movie

Documentary chronicles Berel Solomon's journey 'from drug dealer and prince of the nightclub business to Lubavitcher Hassid.'

Watch: 'Orthodoxed' movie

We are all "baderech" - somewhere along the path of a journey in process

Whatever wagon we are on, wherever the path leads, we know we are on a holy journey together. 'Baderech-along the path to Teshuvah'.Review.

We are all "baderech" - on a journey in process

Weekly lecture/video: Tanya, the Epistle on Repentance

The Tanya compacts four millennia of Jewish wisdom to answer the great personal and existential questions of life.

Weekly lecture/video: Tanya, the Epistle on Repentance

Sensitivity: A new look at Teshuva

G-d is happiest when we treat our fellow with love and care. Rabbi Yitzchak Botton shares insight on Teshuva based on the story of Moses.

Sensitivity: A new look at Teshuva

Weekly Tanya video\lecture: The Gate to Faith

The Tanya compacts four millennia of Jewish wisdom to answer the great personal and existential questions of life.

Weekly Tanya video\lecture: The Epistle on Repentance

Ki Tetze: Advice to a troubled father

We should never give up on a single Jewish soul. “A myrtle among the reeds is still a myrtle and is called a myrtle“ (Sanhedrin 44a).

Ki Tetze: Advice to a troubled father

Elul: Entering and exiting

Here we are again, not having met our past aspirations. What can we do to be more successful in the coming year?

Elul: Entering and exiting

The ultimate Le'chayim

No matter how far a person has fallen in his observance of Torah and Mitzvot, there is always a way back- a life-line.

The ultimate Le'chayim

Weekly Tanya video\lecture: The Epistle on Repentance

The Tanya compacts four millennia of Jewish wisdom to answer the great personal and existential questions of life.

Weekly Tanya video\lecture: The Epistle on Repentance

The light of teshuva - a nation returning to its roots

Rabbi Kook teaches that in the return of even secular Zionists to Israel there is a profound holy core, there is the light of teshuva.

The light of teshuva - a nation returning to its roots

Why ten days?

The ten days are not there just in case you need more time, but so that the process of Teshuva can be assimilated into our lives.

Why ten days?

The wondrous two he-goats

Is atonement for sins between man and Hashem dependent on his having appeased his fellow man, for any sins against him?

The wondrous two he-goats

Masters of our own Destiny

As we prepare to stand before the King, we must look inside ourselves because we have the capacity for greatness. It depends only on us.

Masters of our own Destiny

An introduction to Rav Kook's concept of teshuva

Rav Kook's definition of teshuva is on a totally different plane than the one used in our daily discourse.

An introduction to Rav Kook's concept of teshuva

Days of Awe in the shadow of corona

The courtyard and balcony minyans required this year due to Corona hold a great blessing. We just have to look for it.

Days of Awe in the shadow of corona

Ask the children studying in the local cheder - they know the answer

We are treatng the plague's symptoms but not its underlying cause.We need the language of teshuva and a deeper, spiritual healing. first.

Ask the children studying in the local cheder - they know

Can we change?

Every space, every line in the Torah has meaning.  Even the number of pesukim between topics can teach us a lesson-that change takes time.

Can we change?

The Daily Portion, Nitzavim-Vayelech / Elul at the football stadium

Teshuva does not have to be a grandiose act. Sometimes it is a small action that makes a big change.

The Daily Portion/ Elul at the football stadium