On Repentance: In the Thought and Oral Discourses of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik

Abigail abomination Abraham according acquittal act of repentance acted perversely Almighty Azazel Babylonian Talmud beseech Thee blessed brings acquittal Chapter cleanse commandments committed confession covenant Creator Day of Atonement deeds Deuteronomy divine evil expiation Ezra faith feeling forgiveness formula free choice fulfilment halakhic heart High Priest Holy Ibid individual iniquity Isaac Jerusalem Jerusalem Talmud Jewish Judaism judicial death penalty kapparah Knesset Israel kohanim Land of Israel Laws of Repentance Lord thy Maimonides man's means mercy Mishnah Mishneh Torah Moses mourning Nabal Nahmanides never Nitzavim oath obligation offering pardon past penitent person prayer precept process of repentance punishment purification Rabbi Soloveitchik redeemed redemption regarding remorse Resh Lakish Rosh Rosh Hashana Sabbath sacrifice Sages sanctity se'ir hamishtaleach Section sense shalt Shekhina shofar sinner sins soul spiritual standing suffering Temple teshuvah thou tion Torah Tosafot transgressions type of repentance verse whole words written