[Avodah] Can a Rasha do Teshuva?

[Akiva Miller]

I asked about Rambam, Hilchos Teshuva 3:3, and R' Micha Berger responded:

> A step back to REED's notion of a nequdas habechirah. ...
> ...
> I therefore want to flip your first question on its head: It's
> not that a rasha's teshuvah would be ineffective; it's that a
> rasha is someone for whom it's impossible.

Beautiful! Thank you!

In light of your explanation, I'd like to offer the chevrah this expanded interpretation of that Rambam:

If a tzadik is found to be such a tzadik that even if he stumbles, his teshuva will be instinctive and immediate, he is sealed for life on Rosh Hashana. And if a rasha is found to be such a rasha that teshuva is not even on his radar, neither today nor in the next ten days, then he is sealed for death on Rosh Hashana. Everyone else, for whom teshuva is a real possibility, but *only* a possibility, is left hanging until Yom Kippur: If he did teshuva he is sealed for life, but if he squandered that opportunity, he is sealed for death.

Akiva Miller


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