Daily Halacha - Laws of the Month of Elul, 13th of Elul 5777
Exploring the spiritual significance of Elul through practical laws for personal growth and preparation
Laws of Repentance
It is customary to study the laws of repentance by Rambam during these days in order to be more careful about all the things that prevent a person from sincere repentance.
Rambam wrote [Chapter 7 of the Laws of Repentance, Halacha 3]: "Do not say that repentance is only for transgressions that involve action, such as Shabbat desecration, theft, and forbidden relationships, but just as one must repent from these sins, a person must also examine the negative traits they possess, and repent from arrogance, anger, hatred, jealousy, mockery, pursuit of money and honor, pursuit of food and similar things - one must repent from all of these."
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