Illuminating the Essence of the Yomim Noraim Teshuva - Where the Impossible Becomes Possible
Sep 9, 2025
Explore how the impossible becomes possible through teshuva during the Yamim Noraim. Discover the importance of alacrity and the balance between divine mercy and strict justice. Learn how mercy allows for delaying punishment and provides opportunities for repentance. Delve into the essence of true teshuva, including recognition, remorse, and resolution to change. Discuss the transformative power of deep repentance and its ability to influence how one’s identity is perceived by the divine.
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Mercy Preserves The World
- The world continues only because of Hashem's mercy, while divine justice still remains intact.
- Absolute justice would demand immediate, irrevocable punishment for sin, which mercy tempers.
Mercy Rewrites Justice's Rigidity
- Midas harachamim undoes three harsh aspects of strict justice: immediate punishment, total destruction, and absence of repentance.
- Mercy provides delay, less-than-total punishment, and the gift of genuine tshuva for sinners.
Change The Want, Change The Deed
- Uprooting the inner desire (akiras haratzon) is treated as uprooting the external deed.
- True tshuva changes the person's inner orientation so profoundly that the past action loses identity with them.