10 Minute Topics: Teshuva

The next in a weekly series of 10 minute topics teaching about various topics within Judaism. This week's topic is: Teshuva.

Teshuva (literally, return) is the means of atoning for sin in Judaism. According to Jewish practice, if one commits a sin, he can be forgiven for that sin if he performs teshuva. Teshuva is more than just saying Im sorry and includes the following steps:
1. Recognizing and regretting the sin.
2. Renouncing the sin.
3. Resolving never to commit the sin again.
4. If the sin was committed against another person, one must ask for that persons forgiveness and make restitution.
5. Ask for forgiveness from Hashem.

Sources:
Repentence (http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Judaism/repentence.html)

Repentance in Judaism (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repentance_in_Judaism)

Mishneh Torah: Hilchot Teshuva Chapter 1 (http://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/911888/jewish/Chapter-One.htm)

The Complete Jewish Bible with Rashi Commentary (http://www.chabad.org/library/bible_cdo/aid/63255/jewish/The-Bible-with-Rashi.h­tm)

Talmud: Tractate Sukkah (http://halakhah.com/pdf/moed/Sukkah.pdf)

Mishneh Torah: Hilchot Teshuva Chapter 2 (http://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/911891/jewish/Chapter-Two.htm)

The Process of Teshuva (http://www.nishma.org/articles/insight/insight5762-02.htm)

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Judaism
• Jewish
• Repentance
• Teshuva
• Prayer
• Korbanot
• Sacrifices
• Temple
• Tabernacle
• Return
• Confess
• Tanach
• Torah
• Bible

[flute4hire]

Some sins I dont class as sins. What another man does not class as sin I could class as a sin...

[becomingjewishorg]

The whole idea of "sin" in Judaism is very different from Christianity. Sin in Hebrew is chet which really means "missing the mark". In Judaism one sins (an action) but in Christianity one is a sinner (sin is part of oneself).

[BrooklynNotQueens]

ברוך אתה יהוה אלוהינו מלך העולם שלא עשני חסיד

שמע ישראל שניאורסאהן אלוהינ שניאורסאהן אחד

אמן

[flute4hire]

One of the many reasons I turned from Christianity is the view on ''sin''.