The Shemoneh Esrei In Depth with Rabbi David Sedley: Episode 7
Teshuvah: In this episode the fifth blessing is for repentance. However, the blessing raises several deep theological questions.
In this class, we will attempt to answer some of the following questions: Why does the blessing say “cause us to return” to the Torah, rather than “come to the Torah”? Why does it say “bring us near” and not bring us all the way? And most fundamentally, Repentance is up to us, not God. Doesn’t this entire blessing contradict the concept of free will?
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