שובה ישראל, וא"ו תשרי, ה'תשל"ז (מוגה)

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It is well known that, as stated in Iggeres HaTeshuvah,Tanya, Iggeres HaTeshuvah, ch. 11 (p. 101a). the higher rung of teshuvah is characterized by abundant joy. From this it is understood – and how much more so does this pertain to the teshuvah of Shabbo...

Now, the sounding of the shofar that will take place in the Ultimate Future will reflect a loftier revelation than that reflected by the sounding of the shofar that took place at the Giving of the Torah. This is indicated by the statement in Pirkei D’Rabb...

There is an additional interpretation of the verse “Return, O Yisrael, to G-d, your L-rd,” that a Jew’s teshuvah must be so consummate that he perceives Havayah as merely Elokim – a level associated with contraction. Although the name Havayah is usually a...

On this basis, it is possible to resolve the questions raised at the beginning of the maamar regarding the verse, “Return, O Yisrael, to G-d, your L-rd.” Four questions were raised:The order of the questions as they appear here differs slightly from the o...

This maamar focuses on the theme of teshuvah. Nevertheless, since teshuvah is intended to compensate for shortcomings in a Jew’s Divine service, it was necessary to first clarify the three fundamental categories of that Divine service: “turn[ing] away fro...

The preceding sections explain the three distinct approaches to a Jew’s Divine service: “turn[ing] away from evil,” “do[ing] good,” and “seek[ing] peace,” which are identified with the service of fear, the service of love, and the absolute bittul of Torah...

To explain in greater detail the connection between the Divine service of “do[ing] good” and the light that is sovev kol almin: In the previous section, the maamar explained the positive connection between the two, that just as G-d’s name Havayah transcen...

The explanation of this matter is based on the idea that man’s Divine service comprises two fundamental components: Since teshuvah atones for shortcomings in one’s Divine service, it follows that to understand teshuvah, it is necessary first to understand...

“Return, O Yisrael, to G-d, your L-rd.”Hoshea 14:2, the beginning of the Haftarah read on Shabbos Shuvah. See also the maamar entitled Shuvah Yisrael, Shabbos Shuvah, 5737 (Toras Menachem, Sefer HaMaamarim Melukat, Vol. 1, p. 96ff.), delivered as a contin...