Teshuva

Every Jew has the power to change their life and their community. In Elul the walls come down, the soul starts hearing the call, and no change is impossible. With faith, heartfelt prayer, and steady s...

Rabbi Guy Matalon says: Verbal confession is essential to complete teshuva

Rabbi Guy Matalon explains: True teshuva requires regret over the past and resolve for the future

Rabbi Guy Matalon teaches: Teshuva means abandoning the sin and resolving never to return

Rabbi Guy Matalon adds: Even death penalties only atone when accompanied by teshuva

Rabbi Guy Matalon explains: Sacrifices bring no atonement without teshuva

rabbi Guy Matalon teaches: Teshuva alone atones for light sins, but for severe ones Yom Kippur is needed too.

Rabbi Guy Matalon explains: The mitzvah of teshuva is fulfilled through verbal confession.

The Rambam opens by saying that although all year long a person can repent and be forgiven, the Ten Days of Repentance (between Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur) are the most fitting time.

Discover the Jewish path to repentance, emotional healing, and transforming past sins into merits