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Parshat Nitzavim September 24 2022 28 Elul, 5782
TORAH Rabbi Sacks on Nitzavim
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HERTZ 878 The sedra of Nitzavim is again.” This constitutes the Nachmanides locates
always read on the Shabbat essence of confession. The teshuvah in a completely
HAFTORAH before Rosh Hashanah, fuller and more detailed the different source, namely
when our thoughts are
confession one makes, the
in today’s sedra. Moses,
ARTSCROLL 1202 directed toward teshuvah – more praiseworthy he is. having set out the terms
HERTZ 883 the great mitzvah of the ten of the covenant and its
days that begin with Rosh According to Maimonides, attendant blessings and
Times Hashanah and culminate on teshuvah has its origin in the curses, then says this:
Yom Kippur. Where, though, Temple and its sacrifices,
in the Torah itself do we specifically those brought for When all these blessings
Shabbat 9/24 find the mitzvah of transgressions (sin offering, and curses I have set
teshuvah? On this, two of guilt offering etc.). Part of the before you come upon
Candle Lighting 6:32pm the greatest Sages of the rite for such offerings was a you and you take them to
Middle Ages, Maimonides verbal confession – vidui – on heart wherever the Lord
Mincha 6:35pm and Nachmanides, differed the part of the wrongdoer. your God disperses you
fundamentally. The conditions for the among the nations, and
Hashkama 8:00am sincerity of such confessions when you and your
Here is Maimonides’ were an acknowledgement children return to the Lord
Parsha Shiur 8:30am account: With regard to all that one did wrong; remorse your God and obey him
the precepts of the Torah, or shame; and a with all your heart and
Main 9:00am
positive and negative, if a determination not to repeat with all your soul
Youth 9:00am person transgressed any the offence in future. These according to everything I
one of them, either willfully are the fundamental elements command you today, then
Beit Midrash 9:15am or in error, and repents and of teshuvah. the Lord your God will
turns away from his sin, he restore your fortunes and
Gemara Shiur 5:25pm is under a duty to confess There are obvious questions. have compassion on you
before God, blessed be he, If teshuvah is linked to the and gather you again
Mincha 6:25pm
as it is said, “When a man sacrificial order, what from all the nations where
Shabbat Ends 7:38pm or a woman shall commit happened to it once the He scattered you. Even if
any sin that men commit, to Temple was destroyed and you have been banished
Week of 9/25 do a trespass against the the sacrificial system came to to the most distant land
Lord, and that person be an end? What of teshuvah under the heavens, from
Sunday 7:00/8:30am guilty, then they shall outside Israel and outside the there the Lord your God
Slichot 7:30am confess their sin which they confines of the Temple? will gather you and bring
Candle Lighting 6:28pm have done” (Numbers 5:6- Maimonides answers these you back. He will bring
7). questions in his Sefer you to the land that
Mincha 6:30pm Hamitzvot (positive command belonged to your fathers,
This means confess in 73) by reference to the and you will take
Mon.-Wed. See Times Page 2 words, and this confession Mechilta. The Mechilta uses possession of it. He will
Thurs. 6:25/7:45pm is a positive command. How various textual warrants to make you more
does one confess? The show that confession is in fact prosperous and numerous
Slichot 7:10am penitent says, “I beseech a separate command in its than your fathers. You will
Fri. 6:35/7:45am you, O Lord, I have sinned, own right, and applies with or again obey the Lord and
I have acted perversely, I without a sacrifice, in and follow all His commands I
Slichot 7:10am
have transgressed before outside the land of Israel. am giving you today.
Mincha 6:20pm you and have done such Verbal confession, vidui, is Then the Lord your God
and such, and I repent and the outer act, teshuvah its will make you prosperous
Latest Times for am ashamed of my deeds, internal correlate. in all work of your hands
Shema/Shemoneh Esrei and I will never do this and in the fruit of your
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