Yom Kippur 5784
- Torah Tavlin
- Oct 11, 2024
- 1 min read
Updated: Apr 7
R’ Aizik Sher zt”l (Leket Sichos Mussar) would say:
“Chazal teach us: ‘Who is strong (גיבור)? One who controls his desires.’ (אבות ד-א) Hashem is also called 'גיבור' for He ‘Controls His will and delays His anger towards the wicked.’ (יומא סט:) A 'גיבור' is from the highest levels that can be attained. Thus, we learn, ‘The place that penitents (בעלי תשובה) reside, even the most righteous cannot stand there.’ A Tzaddik is not a 'גיבור' for he does not fall into sin, whereas a Baal Teshuvah restrains himself from sin. He is truly strong!”
A Wise Man would say: “Forgiveness does not always change the past but it can definitely enlarge the future.”