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Rabbi Silber's Rosh Hashana video, delivered in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, draws six lessons from the crisis to spur genuine change for the new year. He teaches that real teshuva means identifying and distancing from the triggers that lead to sin, not merely resolving to stop. He urges care and kindness in speech, honest confrontation of one's own flaws, and taking full parental responsibility for a child's values, closing with a call to build a habit of one small daily act of chesed.
Real teshuva means identifying the steps that lead to sin and distancing yourself from them, not just resolving to stop.
Speak carefully — words meant as a joke can quietly wound the people who hear them.
Facing your flaws honestly, instead of pretending they don't exist, is the first step toward healing them.
Fear of an uncertain future can trap you in mediocrity; focus instead on making the most of today.
Parents, not schools, bear the ultimate responsibility for instilling values, honesty, and love of Torah in their children.
