Rabbi Baruch Bodenheim: Sugya – Vidui – Monday night shiur – Tishrei 8 (09/29/25)
We will be learning the Sugya of Vidui tonight in preparation for Yom Kippur
Learn רמב”ם ה’ תשובה פרק א הלכה א who says the mitzvah of Teshuva is to say Vidui
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=39979&st=&pgnum=117
What are the fundamental components of Teshuva?
Learn רמב”ם ה’ תשובה פרק ב הלכה ב
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=39979&st=&pgnum=119
Learn רמב”ן פ’ נצבים ל:יא-יד who learns the mitzvah of Teshuva from a pasuk in Sefer Devarim and the obligation to say vidui from the words “its in your mouth and heart ot do”
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=9617&st=&pgnum=377
See the header introductory line of the Rambam of ה’ תשובה פרק א
See משך חכמה פרשת וילך לא:יז “ואמר who asks why should there be a specific mitzvah of Teshuva if one is required to stop and not commit the sin again because of the original command in the torah?
See his answer and his explanation in the Rambam
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14061&st=&pgnum=407
Learn גמרא יומא דף פז עמ’ ב “ת”ר מצות וידוי ערב יו”כ
https://hebrewbooks.org/shas.aspx?mesechta=6&daf=87b&format=pdf
See ר”ן who brings a machlokes Rishonim if there is a mitzvah to recite vidui right before YK or specifically on YK?
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=37956&st=&pgnum=436
Learn And רמב”ם ה’ תשובה פרק ב הלכה ז
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=39979&st=&pgnum=120
Why is there a specific mitzvah to say vidui either Erev YK or on YK differently than anytime of the year when one wants to do Teshuva?
See the words of Ashamnu
Why are we not specifying any aveiros?
Learn גמרא יומא דף פו: “וצריך לפרוט החטא (middle of the wide lines) until אלא
See שולחן ערוך ס’ תר”ז סע ב
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=60391&st=&pgnum=148
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=60391&st=&pgnum=149
Does reciting Vidui without committing to stop violating the aveira help?
Learn גמרא תענית דף טז. “אמר רב אדא בר אהבה
https://hebrewbooks.org/shas.aspx?mesechta=10&daf=16&format=pdf
Learn רמב”ם ה’ תשובה פרק ב הלכה ג
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=39979&st=&pgnum=119
Why does the Gemara compare reciting vidui to immersing in a mikvah?
It seems saying Vidui without stopping to commit the aviera is considered worthless. Why does the Gemara compare reciting vidui to immersing in a mikvah which indicates there is some purification process?
