For the past 9 days we have been in the intermediate days between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. We have been doing teshuva and working on ourselves and saying tachnun, avinu malkeinu, and some saying selichos. So what is different about Yom Kippur than what we have already been doing
There are two different types of teshuva. Teshuva out of fear and teshuva out of love
First we should address the actual meaning of teshuva- commonly referred to as 'repentence', chasidus teaches that it is more about returning. We are returning to our essence and trying to make our connection with our Creator more of a tangible reality.
Doing teshuva out of fear is more about the actual sins and averas you did. You understand the extent of what you did and how it affected your yiddishkeit, and therefore want to change out of fear of what could happen in the future to you. It is still a legitimate type of teshuva and Hashem could accept it and make it as though those sins were just done out of accident, they were mistakes and you were forgiven.
However, there is an even deeper level: out of love
If you do teshuva out of love, your focus isnt on the sin as much but your connection with Hashem. Its about where you want to be and what you can do to get there. It is about what it did to you and your proximity to Gd.
On Yom Kippur especially, the essence of your soul is revealed and your sins dont affect that level at all anymore. so when you do teshuva on specifically Yom Kippur- it can do so much more and reach an even deeper level
May everyone have an easy fast and strive to strengthen our connection with Hashem with love
gmar chasima tova
There are two different types of teshuva. Teshuva out of fear and teshuva out of love
First we should address the actual meaning of teshuva- commonly referred to as 'repentence', chasidus teaches that it is more about returning. We are returning to our essence and trying to make our connection with our Creator more of a tangible reality.
Doing teshuva out of fear is more about the actual sins and averas you did. You understand the extent of what you did and how it affected your yiddishkeit, and therefore want to change out of fear of what could happen in the future to you. It is still a legitimate type of teshuva and Hashem could accept it and make it as though those sins were just done out of accident, they were mistakes and you were forgiven.
However, there is an even deeper level: out of love
If you do teshuva out of love, your focus isnt on the sin as much but your connection with Hashem. Its about where you want to be and what you can do to get there. It is about what it did to you and your proximity to Gd.
On Yom Kippur especially, the essence of your soul is revealed and your sins dont affect that level at all anymore. so when you do teshuva on specifically Yom Kippur- it can do so much more and reach an even deeper level
May everyone have an easy fast and strive to strengthen our connection with Hashem with love
gmar chasima tova
The Kaporoser and the the chicken are both in a state of fear. But the kaporoser is doing it out of love.
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