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Shalom,   I am hopeful you might help me understand the practice of ‘T’shuvah’.   I understand it is related to the atonement for sins, but I have a few pertinent questions about it.   Is T’shuvah strictly limited to only the month of Elul and the days surrounding Yom Kippur? Are others involved in the process. For example, if you are atoning for something you did that offended a family member, are they are necessary part of the process? Or, does the repentant seeking atone with or through God? Would you be able to reconcile the situation without the help or outright forgiveness of that offended family member/   I appreciate any answers you may provide.   Thank you for your time and attention.

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I have been raised as a Christian, however, my documented genealogy going back to the early 1800's are Jews from Poland, Russia, and Romania. My mother is the only Christian. Because my mom was not Jewish, would I not have a claim to the Jewish religion? My surname is Lebovitz. Many thanks for your reply.

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hello esteemed Rabbi can you please pray for my wife and I to find success with our job search and a good home for us to have for a long time and to have many children? Please 🙏

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Shalom, Rabbi. We have obligation to pray. However, it is obvious that HaShem knows what we need and want before we pray. Then, why do we have to pray? Isn't it heresy to pray because it is an action of denying the fact that HaShem knows what we want before we pray? Isn't it denying omnisience of HaShem?