VIDUI Flashcards
According to Rambam, what is the language of Vidui?
“Please Hashem, I sinned, I did this thing, I am embarrassed, and I will never do it again.”
Which two parts of Teshuva does the Mabit say you cannot have without one another?
Charata and Azivat Hachet
Why can’t you do Azivat Hachet and not Charata?
It would be like you just stopped doing the thing because you were bored with it
Why can’t you do Charata without Azivat Hachet?
If you don’t stop the Aviera but just feel bad about it, it is like kicking somebody, saying sorry, and then continue to kick the person
What does Rambam compare doing Charata but not Azivat Hachet to?
Going to the mikvah while holding a Sheretz
Who is the machloket in the Sefer Hamitzvot between?
Rambam and the Bahag
What is the Rambam’s position in the Sefer Hamitzvot?
Teshuva is a Mitzvah De’oraissa
What is the Bahag’s position in the Sefer Hamitzvot?
That Teshuva is a Mitzvah De’oraissa, but the Mitzvah must be done with a korban (and therefore is not applicable today)
What does Rav Kotler say the purpose of Vidui is?
To create a level of embarrassment before Hashem
What does Rav Kotler say is the hardest part of Teshuva?
Vidui
What does the Mishna Yaivetz say Vidui is?
A tefilla to Hashem for him to accept our Teshuva
