[Avodah] Mei Marom

[Micha Berger]

On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 11:41:52AM -0400, Rich, Joel wrote:
:> Tshuvah Me'Ahavah...

: Which part - that the baal tshuva will be purged or that he will enjoy it?

Personally, I find the former a HUGE chiddush. Here Reish Laqish says
that they are not only erased, they are turned into zekhuyos. So why,
even if we don't take Reish Laqish's opinion, would we conclude that the
person requires any further repair in olam haba? How does RYMC define
"nehepach" in Reish Laqish's statement?

Does teshuvah not heal "illness" as R' Yonah puts it (ST 4:1) whose
symptoms are what we call "oneshim"?

Second, less acute but still real: The Ikkarim (4:33) defines the onesh
of gehenom as being the accute bushah of "standing" in the olam ha'emes,
before HQBH, and facing ones own failings with nothing to hide behind,
no room for comforting excuses, etc...

In order for it to be possible for someone to enjoy gehenom-dik
punishment, one has to reject the Ikkarim's position.

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha