Q:On Yom Kippur are we trying to do תשובה מאהבה or תשובה מיראה? Are we repenting because of love of Hashem or because of fear of Hashem?
Tag: Teshuva
Rav Avigdor Miller on The Sa’ir La’azazel
Q:The Rambam says that the sa’ir hamishtaleiach, the goat that is pushed off a cliff on Yom Kippur, is mechaper even without teshuva. How does that work?
Rav Avigdor Miller on Teshuva and Aveiros Forever
Q:You said before that every act lasts forever and that this includes aveiros. So what happens to the aveirah after a person does teshuvah?
Rav Avigdor Miller on Pre Yom Kippur Plans
Q:What should be the first thing one should correct before Yom Kippur?
Rav Avigdor Miller on Rosh Hashana Happiness
Q:How can we eat a big seudah with simcha on Rosh Hashana when we’re being judged and our fate is in the balance?
Rav Avigdor Miller on The First Teshuva
Q:Why does Yom Kippur come after Rosh Hashana? Wouldn’t it be better to do teshuva before Yom Hadin?
Rav Avigdor Miller on Mourning In The Past and Present
Q:How can we mourn on Tisha B’Av for the losses to our people that took place so long ago?
Rav Avigdor Miller on Does Talmud Torah Go Lost
Q:At the end of the fourth part of the Shaarei Teshuva, Rabeinu Yonah brings a possuk, בחסד ואמת יכופר עוון and he explains there that by doing acts of kindliness or by learning Torah even a sin as terrible as chillul Hashem will be forgiven. I’m wondering what happens to that Torah that gave you a kaparah? Does it…
Rav Avigdor Miller on Pur, Purim and the Holocaust
Q: If Purim got its name על שם הפור, because of the lot that Haman cast, why isn’t it called Pur instead of the plural Purim?
Rav Avigdor Miller on The Kindness of Teshuva
Q:Considering what you spoke about tonight, that our acts in this world are eternal, so how can teshuva reverse the deeds of wickedness?