• בעל תשובה; for a woman, בעלת תשובה, ba'alat teshuva or ba'alas teshuva; plural, בעלי תשובה, ba'alei teshuva, 'owner of return [to God or his way]') is...
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    The baal teshuva movement is a description of the return of secular Jews to religious Judaism. The term baal teshuva is from the Talmud, literally meaning...
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  • Shaarei Teshuva (lit. "Gates of Repentance") (Hebrew: שערי תשובה) may refer to a number of texts: An ethical work authored by Yonah Gerondi (Rabenu Yonah)...
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    decided in his heart." A Jewish penitent is traditionally known as a baal teshuva. Numerous guides to the repentance process can be found in rabbinical literature...
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    Jacob Baal-Teshuva (Jerusalem, 1929) is an Israeli-American author, journalist, art critic, appraiser, collector, and curator. He studied at the Hebrew...
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    Repentance in Judaism Teshuva "Return" Repentance, atonement and higher ascent in Judaism In the Hebrew Bible Altars Korban Temple in Jerusalem Prophecy...
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    In Judaism, the High Holy Days, also known as High Holidays or Days of Awe (Yamim Noraim; Hebrew: יָמִים נוֹרָאִים, Yāmīm Nōrāʾīm) consist of: strictly...
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  • known as a baal teshuva (lit., "master of repentance" or "master of return") (Hebrew: בעל תשובה; for a woman: בעלת תשובה‎, baalat teshuva; plural: בעלי...
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    groups over the past 25 years, there has been a trend (known as the Baal teshuva movement) for secular Jews to become more religiously observant, though...
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    Matisyahu (category Baalei teshuva)
    Matthew Paul Miller (born June 30, 1979), known by his stage name Matisyahu (/ˌmɑːtɪsˈjɑːhuː/; מתתיהו‎), is an American reggae singer, rapper, beatboxer...
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    Mayim Chaya Bialik (/ˈmaɪɪm biˈɑːlɪk/ MY-im bee-AH-lik; born December 12, 1975) is an American actress, author and former game show host. From 1991 to...
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    Moses Michael Levi Barrow best known by his stage name Shyne; November 8, 1978) is a Belizean rapper, politician, and philanthropist. He is the Leader...
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    against God and against other human beings. Repentance in Judaism (Hebrew: Teshuva), traditionally, consists of regretting having committed the sin, resolving...
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    in the wake of Israel's victory also fueled the beginnings of the baal teshuva movement, the return of secular Jews to religious Judaism. The war gave...
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    Naftali Bennett (category Baalei teshuva)
    Naftali Bennett (Hebrew: נַפְתָּלִי בֶּנֶט, romanized: Naftālī Beneṭ, IPA: [naftaˈli ˈbenet]; born 25 March 1972) is an Israeli politician who served as...
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    Steven Hill (category Baalei teshuva)
    Steven Hill (born Solomon Krakovsky; Yiddish: שלמה קראַקאָווסקי; February 24, 1922 – August 23, 2016) was an American actor. He is best known for his television...
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