Daily Tanya Wednesday 13th Tamuz Igeres Hateshuvah Chapter 4 Part 1: Teshuvah Ilah and Tatah

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Chapter 4

1.      Purpose of Repentance and Its Levels

  • Repentance (teshuvah) is essential for spiritual atonement and cleansing of the soul before the Divine.
  • After proper repentance, sacrificial offerings serve as a gift, as described in the Talmud.

2.      Understanding True Repentance

  • The main aspect of repentance is to return to the Divine sincerely and wholeheartedly.
  • The Zohar explains the deeper meaning of “teshuvah,” differentiating between the lower (tata’ah) and higher (ila’ah) levels.

3.      Repentance for Severe Transgressions

  • Some sources state that standard repentance is ineffective for certain transgressions, like wasting seed, but this is clarified as referring only to the lower level of repentance; higher repentance is still effective.

4.      Divine Punishments and Lifespan

  • Scripture and rabbinic tradition describe that those liable for kares (spiritual excision) or ‘death by Heaven’ would die before age 50 or 60, respectively.
  • However, history shows many such individuals lived long, pleasant lives.

About The Author

Rabbi Yaakov Goldstein is a 6th generation descendent of the famous Chief Rabbi of Izhmir, Rav Yehoshua Avraham Krispin, who authored a number of Sefarim, and was a colleague of Rav Chaim Falagi, and father in-law of the Pesach Hadvir. He currently lives with his wife Shayna, and twelve children K”H, in Tzfas, Israel. Rabbi Goldstein received Semicha from Rabbi Schneur Zalman Labkowski of the Tomchei Temimim headquarters in 2005 and served as a chaplain in the Lotar/Kalatz and K9 unit of the IDF from years 2005-2008. He is also a certified Shochet, and has performed Hashgacha work in slaughterhouses. Rabbi Goldstein is the director of Shulchanaruchharav.com, the world’s leading web-based Halacha database, and is the director of the Home Study Semicha Program, a self-study web-based Semicha program. He is a prolific author of over 50 Sefarim studied by a wide range of readers throughout the world, which is used regularly in Semicha programs around the globe. He is a world renowned Posek, answering questions to a web-based market, and serves as a local Posek, Rav, and Lecturer, in the Tzemach Tzedek community Shul in Tzefas, Israel. His many classes can be heard both from his website, Vimeo and YouTube channel. Students can join live to classes given in the Tzemach Tzedek Shul, through the “בית חבד צפת Chabad Tsfat” YouTube channel.

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