Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik
Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik was one of the most important Orthodox thinkers of the 20th century. He delivered an annual lecture on repentance that was a highly anticipated event for Modern Orthodox Jews in America.
Articles by Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik
Kaddish Initiates Aveilut
After burial Jewish law requires the mourner to turn from despair in the face of death to the affirmation of life.
Soloveitchik on Aninut
During aninut, the phase between death and burial, the despairing mourner is freed of ritual obligations.
Personal Repentance: An Act of Purification
Each person must accomplish this individually
The Dimensions of Repentance
The link Maimonides found between confession and repentance.