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Judaism teaches that human beings are not basically sinful. We come into the world neither carrying the burden of sin committed by our ancestors nor tainted by it. Rather, sin, chet, is the result of our human inclinations, the yetzer, which must be properly channeled. Chet literally means something that goes astray. It is a term used in ...
- What is Sin
It is just an old word, which means being saved, rescued...
- Elevating Sin
The repentance of the Day of Atonement is the repentance of...
- Is Forgiveness Necessary
Sin also disrupts our spiritual lives; it distorts our...
- Selichot: Prayers of Repentance
Selichot, prayers for forgiveness, are ancient prayers...
- What is Sin
e. Judaism regards the violation of any of the 613 commandments as a sin. Judaism teaches that to sin is a part of life, since there is no perfect human and everyone has an inclination to do evil "from youth", though people are born sinless. [1] Sin has many classifications and degrees. Unintentional sins are considered less severe sins.
- Missing The Mark
- Definition
- Three Classes
- Sin and Yom Kippur
The Hebrew word for sin is chet, which literally means "missing the mark." According to Jewish beliefs, a person sins when he or she strays away from making good, correct choices. It is believed that a person's inclination, called yetzer, is an instinctual force that can send people astray and lead them into sin unless one deliberately chooses othe...
For Jews, sin enters the picture when bad instinct leads us into doing something that violates one of the 613 commandments described in the Torah. Many of these are obvious transgressions, such as committing murder, injuring another person, committing sexual transgressions, or stealing. But there are also a considerable number of sins of omission—t...
There are three kinds of sin in Judaism: sins against God, sins against another person, and sins against yourself. An example of a sin against God might include making a promise you don't keep. Sins against another person might include saying hurtful things, physically harming someone, lying to them, or stealing from them. Judaism's belief that you...
Yom Kippur, one of the most important Jewish holidays, is a day of repentance and reconciliation for Jews and is held on the tenth day of the tenth month in the Jewish calendar—in September or October. The ten days leading up to Yom Kippur are called the Ten Days of Repentance, and during this time Jews are encouraged to seek out anyone they might ...
The English word sin comes from the Latin word sons, which means guilty or criminal. Whereas the Hebrew word for sin, chet, means something akin to a missed opportunity, like an arrow missing its mark. 1. Many people believe that sin leaves an indelible blemish on a person’s soul—as if a person’s actions can affect their essential state ...
- Mendel Kalmenson
Sin, says Torah, is an act of folly. The soul loses its head, and in a moment of irrationality and cognitive confusion does something that is contrary to its own true desire. So sin can be transcended, when the soul recognizes and acknowledges the folly of its transgressions and reasserts its true will. Then the true self of the soul comes to ...
- Yanki Tauber
The Fourth Dimension. This is G‑d’s perspective on sin: sin as the facilitator of teshuvah. “Wisdom,” “Prophecy” and “Torah” are all part of a reality polarized by good and evil; they can perceive only the damage inflicted by sin, or at most (as in the case of Torah), the manner by which it might be undone.
It is just an old word, which means being saved, rescued from some danger or trouble or disease. Translated into current language, it means being healthy: having a wholesome sense of well-being at peace with oneself and the world. Sin, then, is just sickness of the soul. Repentance is the prescription for its cure.
