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Authentic Jewish Spirituality Pt. 5 | The Path Of Teshuva
In this shiur, Rav Dov Ber Cohen teaches teshuva as the third of five paths toward genuine spiritual vitality. Far from a season of self-punishment, he presents teshuva as a joyful return, an act of cleaning the soul rather than condemning it. Using the image of a thousand-watt light bulb dimmed by layers of paint, he shows how aveiros do not damage the neshama but cover it, and how teshuva removes what has been layered over our true light. Rabbi Dov Ber draws a careful distinction between guilt, shame, and charatah, the kind of remorse that motivates growth rather than collapse. He teaches…
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