What is Teshuvah? Can You Truly Believe Murder is Forgiven with a Simple Apology? Find Out the Truth!
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As we journey through the significance of Yom Kippur and its closing moments, we emphasize the urgency to make the most of the divine grace extended to us. The episode serves as a call to action, urging each of us to embrace the opportunity for self-improvement and spiritual growth. By examining this balance of justice and mercy in our lives, we invite you to appreciate the profound generosity inherent in the concept of Tshuva. Join us as we delve into these sacred themes, inspiring you to seize the chance for personal transformation and a deeper connection with the divine.
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0:01 It's a powerful question. I wonder if you have an answer. But Ramchal, the greater of Moshe, chaim Lutzato, in the fourth chapter of his B'silas Yisharim, what is to us? Our book of life? The one in the heavens, but the book of life for down here, below? Ramchal asks what place is there for mercy? We're at our yearly evaluation. God, with unfathomable preciseness, will reward every action, every thought and deed.
0:42 Every person gets their just desserts, what's coming to them for even the slightest infraction. So, if so that God is exacting and precise, since a person rebelled, god said don't. And then a person went ahead and did in front of Hashem's face and Hashem is ultimately perfect and true, if Hashem must be precise and give everyone what he or she truly deserves, so what room is there for mercy? You can't possibly think that a sin is just erased. Could you say the same thing if somebody should accidentally or God forbid murder somebody, dare I say R-A-P-E rape somebody?
1:29 Could you just say oh, it's fine, I was sorry, it doesn't work that way. So how could it be that God, in all of his preciseness, just doesn't punish or reward for certain actions? What place is there for tshuva? And Ramchal says something astounding what place is there for tshuva. What is granted to us? It's not that God overlooks something or forgets about something God forbid but rather, but rather, you are granted more time and you are not taken and plucked from this earth right immediately after the sin.
2:18 What is the gift of tshuva, in all its clarity, right here from Ramchal? It's the chesed gomer, it's the incredible kindness of the Almighty that he says yes, I'm going to be exacting, with retribution and with what I will reward you with, but that won't happen. For a little bit of time. You have a moratorium, a postponement. We'll shelf your case and let's see what you got, make it up to me, and then all is forgiven. What Shuvah is in all of its clarity is more time, because God is not a Vatron, god doesn't just overlook, because God is exacting and extremely error-free, accurate, precise and with pinpoint measuring of everything.
3:08 That's what you get, but the gift of tshuva is that you have more time to correct previous errors. More time, more time. That's what we have now, and with the clock ticking down until when the clock strikes zero and we have Hashem Hu'el Ekim on Yom Kippur and we then escort Hashem back up into the heavens, I think it would be smart if all of us made the most of our time, because this great gift of tshuva is what Hashem gave us, which is some extra time for us to fix what we have previously broken.