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Teshuvah (Repentance) – A Daunting Task?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As we enter the month of Elul, many people become more somber. They realize that judgment day is around the corner, and that they need to behave themselves. They know they must repent for what they\u2019ve done and they have to begin to live the life of a tzaddik. It certainly seems daunting. But it doesn\u2019t have to be that way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I recently heard a speech by R\u2019 Avrohom Rudner, lately of Toronto, Canada, and he shared an idea which turns our perspective of teshuvah <\/em>(repentance) <\/em>on its head. Most of us think that when we give in to our desires, Hashem (God) doesn\u2019t love us. He only will begin to like us again when we walk the straight and narrow, and don\u2019t do anything wrong. But in truth, Hashem loves us so much that he built an escape route into Creation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Teshuvah – The Escape Route<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Midrash tells us that Teshuvah <\/em>was created before the world was. Why? If there\u2019s nobody there to sin, what do we need teshuvah <\/em>for?  To answer, let\u2019s start with another thing Chazal (our sages, of blessed memory) have told us. A nevuah<\/em>, a prophecy, for good, MUST come true. A prophecy for bad, need not come true. For example, the prophet Yonah said that in forty days Nineveh would be overturned. Yet, it wasn\u2019t. Why not? Because the people did teshuvah<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rabbeinu Bachya gives an amazing explanation for how this works. He says that nevuah <\/em>was part of Creation. When the world came into being, so did the methodology for Hashem to communicate with us through prophets. However, Teshuvah <\/em>existed BEFORE nevuah <\/em>was created, which means it trumps prophecy. When the Navi (Prophet) says, \u201cYou have been wicked and therefore this will befall you,\u201d Teshuvah <\/em>comes forward and says, \u201cExcuse me, but I was here first.\u201d If we do teshuvah<\/em>, it pushes the evil decree off the map.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

October Seventh and the Power of Teshuvah<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s think about what that means. Last Rosh Hashana, it was decreed that on Shemini Atzeret, October 7, there would be an attack of monstrous proportions. People were sealed in the Book of Death, and others were slated to be taken hostage. Let\u2019s not forget that anything that happens to Jews in this world is part of Hashem\u2019s decree, not left to the whims of the wicked. They can do no harm unless Hashem has decreed it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some parts of the decree were finalized on October 7, while others had more time. Tragically, we just heard of six of our brothers and sisters who were killed after having been hostages for months and months. Perhaps, Hashem is sending us a message. Perhaps, if we do teshuvah <\/em>now, in that zechut <\/em>(merit) we can reverse some of the decrees on the others who are still being held hostage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Purpose of Trouble is to Get Us into Prayer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s an amazing tool, and so empowering, knowing that teshuvah <\/em>was specifically set up by Hashem to negate evil decrees. The purpose of suffering is often to get us to connect with Hashem. People who don\u2019t think of Hashem in their day-to-day lives often turn to Him when things get rough. They daven when people are sick or when they can\u2019t pay their bills. Rabbi Hutner<\/a> z\u201dl was quoted as saying, \u201cThe purpose of prayer isn\u2019t to get us out of trouble. The purpose of trouble is to get us into prayer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Creation of Teshuvah – A Message of Love<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Also, teshuvah <\/em>doesn\u2019t have to be an overnight transformation. You can work on yourself slowly, and tell Hashem, \u201cI\u2019m coming. It may take me some time, but I\u2019m making my way back to You.\u201d Maybe today, I\u2019ll hold myself back once from saying something I ought not to, and tomorrow I\u2019ll work up to more. But I\u2019ve turned myself around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the most famous explanations of Elul as an acronym comes from the Avudraham<\/a>, who says it stands for, \u201cAni l\u2019dodi v\u2019dodi li<\/em>, I am for my beloved and my beloved is for me.\u201d The syntax of l\u2019dodi, TO my beloved, connotes the fact that we each want to come closer to the other party. This is the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s not about behaving and not doing what I want. It\u2019s about realizing that what I want<\/em> is to make Hashem happy; that it gives me pleasure and peace of mind. Recognizing that Hashem created teshuvah <\/em>specifically to help us, should also make us feel loved and wanted by Him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s Repent Before the World’s Creation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s another month until Rosh Hashana. Let\u2019s start coming back to Hashem now, before the anniversary of when the world and Man was created, at the time when only teshuvah <\/em>existed, and turn over any remaining evil decrees. Let\u2019s bring home the hostages in Gaza, as well as all of Hashem\u2019s lost children. Let\u2019s show Him that on this Rosh Hashana, when we\u2019ve turned ourselves around, He can decree for Klal Yisrael (The Jewish Nation) all sorts of wonderful things, which must come true in the coming year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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