Hi,
I would like to take a moment to ask everyone receiving this email feed for mechilah (forgiveness) for anything hurtful or offensive I wrote, or should have written and did not, or any ways in which I might have erred and mis-led people regarding a halachah, in the past year.
If there was anything at all, please do let me know. I will grow by learning from my mistakes.
May we all be inscribed and sealed for a great new year,
Mordechai
Showing posts with label Forgiveness. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Forgiveness. Show all posts
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Monday, September 6, 2010
Apology
Hi,
I would like to take a moment to ask everyone receiving this email feed for mechilah (forgiveness) for anything hurtful or offensive I wrote, or should have written and did not, or any ways in which I might have erred and mis-led people regarding a halachah, in the past year.
If there was anything at all, please let me know; I will grow by learning from my errors.
May we all be inscribed and sealed for a great new year,
Mordechai
I would like to take a moment to ask everyone receiving this email feed for mechilah (forgiveness) for anything hurtful or offensive I wrote, or should have written and did not, or any ways in which I might have erred and mis-led people regarding a halachah, in the past year.
If there was anything at all, please let me know; I will grow by learning from my errors.
May we all be inscribed and sealed for a great new year,
Mordechai
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
The obligation to forgive
Hi,
One is obligated to forgive others and not be cruel, once they have sincerely requested forgiveness; to do otherwise is to violate the Torah's prohibitions against revenge and grudge-bearing.
The person who harmed the other is required to apologize and seek forgiveness three times, using various groups of friends to argue his case. If the three attempts do not succeed, his obligation is terminated - unless the offended party was his Rebbe (Torah mentor), in which case he must continue to seek forgiveness.
According to some authorities, one may decline to forgive where this will help the sinner to improve, or where the original sin was one of spreading lashon hara [harmful speech].
(Rambam, Mishneh Torah, Laws of Repentance 2:9-10; Rama, Orach Chaim 606:1)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
One is obligated to forgive others and not be cruel, once they have sincerely requested forgiveness; to do otherwise is to violate the Torah's prohibitions against revenge and grudge-bearing.
The person who harmed the other is required to apologize and seek forgiveness three times, using various groups of friends to argue his case. If the three attempts do not succeed, his obligation is terminated - unless the offended party was his Rebbe (Torah mentor), in which case he must continue to seek forgiveness.
According to some authorities, one may decline to forgive where this will help the sinner to improve, or where the original sin was one of spreading lashon hara [harmful speech].
(Rambam, Mishneh Torah, Laws of Repentance 2:9-10; Rama, Orach Chaim 606:1)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Forgiving people before going to sleep
Hi,
In addition to the other bedside practices we have mentioned, one should also forgive others for sinning against him that day. This practice is recommended by Mar Zutra and R' Nechunyah ben Hakanah in the talmud.
(Mishneh Berurah 239:9, citing Megilah 28a)
מועדים לשמחה,
Mordechai
In addition to the other bedside practices we have mentioned, one should also forgive others for sinning against him that day. This practice is recommended by Mar Zutra and R' Nechunyah ben Hakanah in the talmud.
(Mishneh Berurah 239:9, citing Megilah 28a)
מועדים לשמחה,
Mordechai
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Repentance and Forgiveness
Hi,
Yom Kippur canot atone for sins between one person and another, however minor the offense, until the offending party has appeased the offended party. The offender must pursue the offended, approaching him as many as three times to apologize and request forgiveness. Each time, he should bring different people with him to help him.
The offended party is not allowed to be cruel and withhold forgiveness. If the offended party does not forgive after three times, the offender has fulfilled his obligation.
There are exceptions to this rule:
1. One may withhold forgiveness if he does so to help the offender; a teacher might do this for his student, for example. One must be most careful about employing this method, though.
2. One may withhold forgiveness if the offense caused a bad reputation for the offended party, since all the people who heard about the bad reputation are not present at the time when the apology is offered.
(Code of Jewish Law Orach Chaim 606:1; Mishneh Berurah 606:1-11)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
Yom Kippur canot atone for sins between one person and another, however minor the offense, until the offending party has appeased the offended party. The offender must pursue the offended, approaching him as many as three times to apologize and request forgiveness. Each time, he should bring different people with him to help him.
The offended party is not allowed to be cruel and withhold forgiveness. If the offended party does not forgive after three times, the offender has fulfilled his obligation.
There are exceptions to this rule:
1. One may withhold forgiveness if he does so to help the offender; a teacher might do this for his student, for example. One must be most careful about employing this method, though.
2. One may withhold forgiveness if the offense caused a bad reputation for the offended party, since all the people who heard about the bad reputation are not present at the time when the apology is offered.
(Code of Jewish Law Orach Chaim 606:1; Mishneh Berurah 606:1-11)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Apology
Hi,
I would like to take a moment to ask everyone receiving this email feed for Mechilah (forgiveness) for anything hurtful or offensive I said or did, or anything I should have said/done and did not say/do, in the past year.
If there was anything at all, please let me know; I will grow by learning from my errors.
May we all be inscribed and sealed for a great new year,
Mordechai
I would like to take a moment to ask everyone receiving this email feed for Mechilah (forgiveness) for anything hurtful or offensive I said or did, or anything I should have said/done and did not say/do, in the past year.
If there was anything at all, please let me know; I will grow by learning from my errors.
May we all be inscribed and sealed for a great new year,
Mordechai
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