Gates Of Repentance
The Gates of Repentance (Sha'arei Teshuvah), by Rabbeinu Yonah of Geronah (d. 1263), is one of the most important books of Jewish literature. Now available in a modern English translation, this volume probes the profound idea of teshuvah, often translated as "repentance" but in reality far more complex and subtle than the simple meaning of "regret for sin" or "contrition." Rabbi Feldman furnishes the reader with an eminently readable translation and provides notes directly on-site when...
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The Gates of Repentance (Sha'arei Teshuvah), by Rabbeinu Yonah of Geronah (d. 1263), is one of the most important books of Jewish literature. Now available in a modern English translation, this volume probes the profound idea of teshuvah, often translated as _repentance_ but in reality far more complex and subtle than the simple meaning of _regret for sin_ or _contrition._ Rabbi Feldman furnishes the reader with an eminently readable translation and provides notes directly on-site when difficulties arise in the text. He gives a general introduction as well as short introductions to each gate, followed by a synopsis of each gate for review and overview. Unique to this work are the scholarly notes Rabbi Feldman provides, which enable the reader to follow themes throughout the work, get a better understanding of other sages' insights, and develop to a higher level the ideas discussed in The Gates of Repentance.
Translator's IntroductionGate 1An Explanation of the Mitzvah of Tshuvah1The Principles of Tshuvah151First Principle: Expressing Remorse182Second Principle: Ridding Yourself of the Sin213Third Principle: Being Sad244Fourth Principle: Manifesting Anguish275Fifth Principle: Worrying296Sixth Principle: Feeling Ashamed347Seventh Principle: Surrendering Wholeheartedly and Being Humble378Eighth Principle: Manifesting Surrender439Ninth Principle: Overcoming Your Physical Cravings4510Tenth Principle: Correcting Your Actions Through the Agent Used to Sin5011Eleventh Principle: Scrutinizing Your Ways5112Twelfth Principle: Examining, Knowing, and Recognizing the Seriouness of Each Sin5313Thirteenth Principle: Taking Your Minor Sins Seriously5414Fourteenth Principle: Confessing5715Fifteenth Principle: Praying5816Sixteenth Principle: Amending Your Misdeeds as Much as Possible6217Seventeenth Principle: Expressing Kindness and Truth6518Eighteenth Principle: Keeping Your Sin Before You All the Time6719Nineteenth Principle: Shunning a Sin When Faced With It and Still Fully Craving It6820Twentieth Principle: Turning Others Away From Sin as Much as You Can7021The Hindrances to Tshuvah71Gate 2Guidance in the Instances in Which You Can Be Moved to Return to God811The Rationale862The First Instance873The Second Instance934The Third Instance995The Fourth Instance1046The Fifth Instance1067The Sixth Instance1098The Venerable Dictum121Gate 3An Explanation of the Significance of the Mitzvot and Prohibitions, and Their Various Consequences1291The Rationale1352The First Level: The Significance of the Sages' Decrees1393The Second Level: The Significance of Imperatives1444The Third Level: Prohibitions Connected to an Imperative1565The Fourth Level: Prohibitions Involving No Action1606Among the Prohibitions Involving Speech1697Among the Prohibitions Involving Your Senses of Seeing and Hearing1798Among the Prohibitions Involving Withdrawing Your Hand and Refraining from Doing Something1819The Fifth Level: Prohibitions Involving an Action18610The Sixth Level: Sins Incurring Death Through the Hands of Heaven19811The Seventh Level: The Significance of Excision20312The Eighth Level: The Four Court-Imposed Death Sentences20613The Ninth Level: Those Significant Sins You're to Give Your Life for Rather Than Commit20914The Tenth Level: Those Significant Sins Whose Violators Have No Place in The World to Come21215Other Significant Sins Whose Violators Have No Place in The World to Come22016An Explanation of the Sins of "The Four Types"23117As to the Maligners, Whom We'll Classify into Five Categories23318As to the Liars, Whom We'll Classify into Nine Categories23919As to the Flatterers, Whom We'll Classify into Nine Categories24520As to the Slanderers25421As to the Slanderers, Whom We'll Classify into Six Categories26222Other Forms of Disparaging Language273Gate 4The Various Means of Atonement2931The Rationale2972The Various Means of Atonement3023The Various Means of Atonement (Continued)3104The Various Means of Atonement (Continued)312Supplementary Notes321Index363
