Articles By Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik
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Personal Repentance: An Act of Purification
Each person must accomplish this individually
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Kaddish Initiates Aveilut
After burial Jewish law requires the mourner to turn from despair in the face of death to the affirmation of life.
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The Double Purpose of Yom Kippur
We must be cleansed from the polluting effects of sin.
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The Healing Power of Confession
God is present after we sin.
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Elevating Sin
Acknowledging sins allows for individual purification.
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The Akedah and Self-Sacrifice
God wants us to give of ourselves.
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The Dimensions of Repentance
How repentance and confession are related
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Soloveitchik on Aninut
During aninut, the phase between death and burial, the despairing mourner is freed of ritual obligations.
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Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik 







