There is a popular saying that goes “confession is good for the soul.” The words “good” and “soul” are obviously full of all sorts of theological and philosophical intimations but in these two sessions we will discuss the Halacha of confession specifically as it relates to repentance-teshuvah.
Perhaps as we finish the discussions of confession and teshuvah we will acquire a better idea of what “good” and “soul” mean to us as Jews and whether the popular saying has any validity from the Jewish perspective.