Intro

ONE.
- The loneliest number, according to Harry Nilsson.
- The number of Shabbosim until we'll all be free, according to Avraham Fried.
- The amount of extra mitzvos, per day, this blog is asking you to do.

Welcome to A Time for Teshuva, a blog dedicated to helping Klal Yisrael in their quest to grow in Yiddishkeit. We recognize the enormous task that every single Jew faces - and we're trying to lend a helping hand. Here you'll find anecdotes, stories, and a bit of insipriation to keep growing, to keep fighting to get closer to God.

This blog encourages the reader to perform ONE extra mitzvah a day, in an effort to gain favor in the eyes of HKB"H, in an effort to reach towards Him, to embark on the journey that is Teshuva. Judaism is a derech, a path of life, not just a religion. In order to travel down the entire path, we must first take ONE step. Pick something to improve on. Do it every single day, yehareig v'al ya'avor.

This step will vary for Jews on different levels. For one person, it will involve eating an entirely kosher meal. For another, it will be wearing Tzitzis all day. For a third, it means learning five extra minutes of morning seder. For a fourth, it means focusing even harder on Davening. Every Jew has his/her own set of challenges. (We'll talk about this more later, but if you're interested in some great reading check out R' Akiva Tatz's "A Thinking Jewish Teenager's Guide to Life" and the first chapter there about different levels)

I leave you to ponder what your challenges are. Share it with us. What is a particularly challenging realm of Judaism for you? Discuss it, anonymously if you want. Perhaps others with the same problem will see that they are not alone in their struggles. They will be fortified to know that they are not a single warrior. Rather, there is a whole army out there, fighting together as ONE.

Daily posts will begin, iyH, on Rosh Chodesh Elul.