- teshuvah
- te·shu·vah
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teshuvah
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teshuvah — noun see teshubah … Useful english dictionary
BA'ALEI TESHUVAH — (pl. of ba al teshuvah; literally penitent ones ). Beginning with the Bible (see Deut. 30), Jewish tradition has always encouraged those who stray from the path of mitzvah observance to return, to do teshuvah and readopt a traditional life style … Encyclopedia of Judaism
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REPENTANCE — is a prerequisite for divine forgiveness: God will not pardon man unconditionally but waits for him to repent. In repentance man must experience genuine remorse for the wrong he has committed and then convert his penitential energy into concrete… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
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Baal teshuva — Main article: Repentance in Judaism Baal teshuva or ba al teshuvah (Hebrew: בעל תשובה; for a woman, בעלת תשובה, baalat teshuva; plural, בעלי תשובה, baalei teshuva), sometimes abbreviated to BT, is a term referring to a Jew who turns to embrace… … Wikipedia
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DAY OF ATONEMENT — (Heb. יוֹם הכִּפּוּרִים, Yom ha Kippurim), one of the appointed seasons of the Lord, holy convocations, a day of fasting and atonement, occurring on the Tenth of Tishri. It is the climax of the ten days of penitence and the most important day in… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
