Metamorphosis: Exploring Yonah's Mysterious Tefilla and Turnaround (Yonah perek 2)

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August 18 2021
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32min 10s
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Venue: Cong. Beth Abraham (Bergenfield, NJ) Cong. Beth Abraham (Bergenfield, NJ)

Gemara:
Megillah,  Nedarim 
Machshava:
Bitachon,  Elul,  Middot,  Spirituality,  Teshuva,  Yom Kippur 
Holidays:
Aseret Y'mei Teshuvah 
Nach:
Melachim,  Yonah 

Collections: R' Tanchum Cohen CBA Wednesday Night Nach

References: Megilla: 31A ,  Nedarim: 51B  

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Wednesday Night Nach --- Yonah adamantly refuses teshuva through the end of perek 1, yet he willingly follows Divine instructions at the beginning of perek 3. What changed? The mysterious, little-studied perek 2 can teach us about Yonah and about our own teshuva potential. Themes explored include humility, bitachon, hitting rock bottom, optimism based on partial Divine assistance, expanding one's perspective, seeing the past differently in retrospect.

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