Question: If a person was once a secular jew, and then became a more Observant Jew in all the terms of the religious path, then are those clothing once worn… Read more »
Category: Repentance
Asking forgiveness from someone I embarrassed when I was a child
Question: I remember that when I was a child there was one time that we had an older girl giving a model lesson to my class in-front of her teachers,… Read more »
Asking forgiveness when embarrassed unintentionally
Question: If a person made someone else feel bad and embarrassed him unintentionally, is he obligated to ask him for forgiveness? Answer: If the embarrassment was caused to the person… Read more »
Mechilla not wholehearted
Question: If someone is mochel me and he “mostly” means it, but there still is some “kepeida” against me, does the mechilla work? I am not discussing a case where… Read more »
Looked at immodest video’s when pregnant
Question: I am very shamed to say that when I was pregnant with my son I looked at immodest images/videos. I want to do teshuvah, however I feel like there… Read more »
Forgiveness for repeated sins
Question: Does HASHEM forgive repeated sins or sins that have already been repented for? Answer: H-shem does forgive sins that the person did repeatedly, (unfortunately almost everyone as certain avreiros… Read more »
How to repair an Avera of a Ben Nida?
Question: Shalom, Baruch Hashem, I’m very soon approaching the 9th month of pregnancy. However, it should be noted that by the time we conceived, we weren’t keeping the laws of… Read more »
Can I receive forgiveness for stealing?
Question: I think I am done for. I borrowed earrings from a friend and lost them when I moved a couple of times. Also, I tried to prevent a coworker… Read more »
I fell
Question: I have been clean from wasting seed for over 5 months and today I fell. I don’t know how I can possibly do that to Hashem who gives me… Read more »
Abortion and Chillul Hashem
Question: I am a German Jew not raised in temple and did not know torah. I am now age 34 and being punished from God and still suffering in exile… Read more »
Rabbi not acknowledging part about Rambam
Question: I submitted this question last time. Embarrassing others in the past, gehennom, and what to do for teshuva Rabbi I emailed before never seems to acknowledge part about Rambam…. Read more »
Repentance after doing an abortion
Question: Dear Rabbi, I am writing you from Israel. Last May I was 6 months pregnant and the hospital called to tell me there was a problem. I was told… Read more »
Embarrassing others in the past, gehennom, and what to do for teshuva
Question: So a Rabbi wrote in a newspaper about embarrassing others would cause one to never leave Gehinnom. I got scared because I have done so in the past. I… Read more »
Is one accountable for sins done while they were under severe sleep deprivation?
Question: Dear Rabbi, Safety is an important favor of faith. Learning your limits of sleep need is a human consequence. If an averra occurs despite good middos during extremes of… Read more »
Mechila
Question: Is one required to seek forgiveness from a person they have hurt prior to being bar/bat mitzvah? Answer: A minor who transgressed or sinned should try to repent when he… Read more »
Tshuva for past Sexual Sins
Question: I have a question regarding a female baal teshuva doing repentance properly. If she did extensive teshuva to G-d regarding past sexual sins with boyfriends, is it necessary for her… Read more »
Mechila Through Text Message
Question: Is it valid to be mochel (to forgive) somebody by text message? Answer: As long as the message is conveyed clearly and it’s intent is understood, this would be a valid… Read more »
Giving Forgiveness
A relative on my husband’s side once said something hurtful to me about finding a shidduch for a relative on my side. I feel in my heart that I have… Read more »
Mechilah before Ten
IS THERE ANY POINT IN ASKING MECHILA BEFORE A MINYAN FROM ANYONE I MAY HAVE WRONGED WHO IS DECEASED OR THE NAMES ARE ME’ACEV? Answer: There is a custom of… Read more »
Teenage Dropouts as Minim
Per my previous question of what is a min and how do you become a min, I have a few questions. 1. As it says in Hilchos Avodas Kochavum 2:5… Read more »
Non-Practicing
Dear Rabbi: When a Jew has had to deal with a devastating blow within one’s life .. which shakes their Jewish Faith & Belief; and becomes a Non-practicing Jew, •… Read more »
Writing Down Sins
There are many Mekoros that suggest that one must write down their sins. Among them, Shabbat 12a, Yoma 80a, Tosfos Shevuos 26a, Rama (OC 334:26), etc. Why is it that,… Read more »
Atonement for Misah Bidey Shamayim
In shaarey teshuva one category of sin is punishible by mitah b’dey shamayim, bar minan, however in later chapters where teshuvah is broken up in categories, there are categories for… Read more »
Obligation of Forgiveness?
If someone asks for mechila is it a hiyuv to mochel him, or just a very strong etza? Also, is it permitted to forgive someone from punishment, but not be… Read more »
Teshuvah for Getting Angry
I oredered something over the phone. I got irrate because the person tried selling me something else after telling him 3 times that I’m not interested. The person is a… Read more »
Ending a Relationship
When is it permissable to end a relationship with a family member? What would be the circumstances under which this is permitted by the torah and commentaries? Answer: The question… Read more »
Temple Mount as a Child
At the age of 7 years old I visited Israel with my parents. Being traditional, we were unaware of the prohibition of going up to the Temple Mount. Do I… Read more »
Forgiveness for Intentional Sin
Numbers 15:30-31 says there is no forgiveness for intentional sins. Is there forgiveness for intentional sins? What can we do to make up for them? thank you Answer: The verse… Read more »
Forgiving a Friend (Explicitly)
I didn’t forgive someone and I told her that now that time passed I forgive her. Do I have to tell her that I forgive her? Answer: If you told… Read more »
The Obligation to Forgive
If someone has wronged you terribly, and has not asked you mechila because she believes she has not done, and does not do anything wrong, am I required to forgive… Read more »
Bearing a Grudge
If your bear a grudge against someone, and it doesn’t effect her, and you know that by talking to her it wouldn’t help, and its just a matter of time — what… Read more »
Forgiveness by Email
Is Mechila through email or instant message considered a complete mechila? Answer: There is a certain debate among authorities concerning whether mechilah requires an expression of forgiveness, or whether forgiveness… Read more »