Thursday, September 11, 2008

Teshuvah By Rabbi Dovid Goldwasser

I would like to suggest that there are numerous chesed opportunities for one to get involved in – an organization, a yeshiva, a hospital, shidduchim, and particularly any chesed that one could do specifically for our brethren in need in Eretz Yisroel.

Perhaps the most important effort we can make on a personal level is to do teshuvah, to utilize this time as a period of introspection in which we examine our behavior bein adam laMakom and bein adam l’chaveiro.

We pray in Shemone Esrei for forgiveness from Hashem – slach lanu avinu … mechal lanu … -- we express our sincere regret and our longing to make amends. In the very next bracha, we ask Hashem re’eh na b’anyeinu – please, Hashem, see our afflictions and redeem us, blessed are You, Hashem, redeemer of Israel.

The sequence is very explicit. First we must do a sincere teshuvah, then we can merit the geulah and ask Hashem to redeem us.

18 comments:

Anonymous said...

Always You find a proper words, You are grate teacher and a person, thank You Rabbi

Anonymous said...

Listen, read or just pulling out of memory whatever you have done, confirme that all You are doing is blessed Rabbi Goldwasser

Anonymous said...

enjoying the way you are putting all the imortant words toghether rabbi Goldwasser, I whish you were in Boston

Anonymous said...

Now I understand, thank You Rabbi Goldwasser You made me clear what and why.

Anonymous said...

What should one be thinking about when the sound of the shofar is heard?

Unknown said...

The word shofar comes from the word 'Shipor' which means to improve. We should be looking for areas to change ourselves and improve ouselves during this crucial time.

Anonymous said...

What should one be thinking about when the sound of the shofar is heard?

Anonymous said...

Thank You rabbi Goldwasser to stress that helping in hospitals and organisation and of course in Kehilot could help and has to be done

Anonymous said...

thank You for beeing with us, you are big support also for us Jews which are non observer but respecting tradition. Your confidence in equality of Jewish people is amazing.

Anonymous said...

Amazing wiev of Teshuva, thank You Rabbi Goldwasser

Anonymous said...

ANSWER TO THOUGHTS DURING SHOFAR BLOWING PART I- a person should be thinking thoughts of TEshuva as we are told by the NAvi....

Anonymous said...

ANSWER TO QUESTION OF THOUGHTS DURING BLOW OF SHOFAR PART II---

a person should remember that this inspires the rememberence of Yitzchak's Shofar....

Anonymous said...

ANSWE TO QUESTION OF SHOFAR BLOWING PART III-- A person should also remember that they are being mekayim a mitzva deoreisa!!

Anonymous said...

Your particularity is amazing !

Anonymous said...

I love them, they ( words, comments, text, halachot, everything) are beautiful ! Thank You master !

Anonymous said...

still wandering where do you find energy and time for all what You do.

Anonymous said...

You brought me to teshuva, your words helped, Thank You

Anonymous said...

Getting back to the same topic several time means it's exeptional !