Honest Teshuvah
Commenting on the Gemara Yerushalmi (תלמוד ירושלמי (וילנא) מסכת תענית פרק ב) Resh Lakish says the people of Ninveh did teshuvah “fraudulently.” There it says: “אמר רבן שמעון בן לקיש תשובה של רמיות עשו אנשי נינוה.” What did Resh Lakish mean by “fraudulently?” Join Rabbi Dr. Stuart Fischman as he explores the meaning behind this accusation and what it means for us today when we are trying to do Teshuvah.
Rabbi Dr. Stuart Fischman graduated from Yeshiva University in 1980 and the dental school of Columbia University in 1985. In 1989 he began studying and teaching at Yeshivat Hamivtar and now studies and teaches at Yeshivat Machanaim in Efrat. He has rabbinic ordination from Rav Zalman Nechemia Goldberg.