teshuva

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Etymology

From Hebrew תְּשׁוּבָה (t'shuvá, “teshuva”, literally “return”), from ש־ו־ב (“return”).

Noun

teshuva (uncountable)

  1. (Judaism) The Jewish concept of penitence.
    • 1996, Macy Nulman, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer, page 161:
      The message that through sincere teshuvah and resolution, light and gladness can be achieved by all, is most fitting for the opening of the Yom Kippur service.
  2. (Judaism) A responsum.
    • 2024, David Golinkin, “Why Is The Shabbat Before Pesaḥ Called Shabbat Hagadol”, in Responsa in a Moment, volume 4, page 101:
      As I maintained in my teshuvah about Kitniyot, just as the original custom of not eating Kitniyot related originally to all the Pilgrim Festivals but the prohibition ended up sticking to Pesaḥ, the same thing happened regarding Shabbat Hagadol.

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