More about Teshuvah

It's not difficult to get back on the path. The hard thing is staying on the path. Here's some advice for making your resultions stick and winning the fight with yourself.

Get Back on the Derek

Some practical advice for jumpstarting repentance during the forty days of teshuvah that culminate with Yom Kippur.

From Drugs and Gangs to Beard and Payos

Here's the story and testimony of teshuvah behind Beth Immanuel's Reb Yisroel Amic as he transitioned from a life of drugs and gangs to beard and payos and the inner transformation of the heart. A story for the month Elul.

Island of the Old Kings

There is an island in the distance, and it is littered with the bones of the kings who have been deposed to that place before you. There is still time to do something about it. What will you do? A teaching for the season of repentance.

Lulei (If Not)

Why do we recite Psalm 27 during the month of Elul? This teaching reveals a few of the secrets hidden in this potent psalm as we weather through the Birth Pangs of the Messiah.

The King is in the Field

A parable based on Yeshua's teachings about forgiveness and the classic Chabad teaching about the efficacy of repentance in the month of Elul.

Messianic Jewish "Lent"

Forty days in the wilderness! The season of repentance is often referred to as the Jewish version of Lent, but which came first? This teaching from 2010 makes the case that the Christian season of Lent was originally based on the Jewish season of Teshuvah. This teaching calls upon us to employ asceticism and meseret nefesh in a forty-day face-off with the devil as we train for Yom Kippur.

Save Yourself from this Generation

"Every generation in which the Temple is not rebuilt, is considered guilty of its destruction." Our Master knew that baseless hatred was the sin which was going to cause his generation to forfeit the redemption and go into exile. Therefore he called upon his generation to repent, and by repent, he meant, "Love God," and "Love one another." Love is at the center of his Gospel message.

Good Intentions

Life is full of good intentions: "One of these days, I'm going to start exercising and eating healthy." "One of these days, I'm going to get my life back on track." Have you ever noticed that "one of these days" never comes? This teaching about the Sabbath and God's Holy Days demonstrates how HaShem's appointed times are designed to interrupt our routine and provide opportunities for self-improvement, increasing godliness, and drawing nearer to God.

Mishneh Torah - Hilchot Teshuvah - Laws of Repentance Chapter 7

The Mishneh Torah (Hebrew: מִשְׁנֵה תּוֹרָה‎‎, "Repetition of the Torah"), subtitled Sefer Yad ha-Hazaka (ספר יד החזקה "Book of the Strong Hand"), is the magnum opus of Maimonides (Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon, also known as RaMBaM or "Rambam"), on the subject of halacha (Jewish Law).