The Door is Always Open

A person thinks that because he has committed so many aveirot during his life, there is no way that he can ever return to Hakadosh Boruch Hu.

This is an incorrect theory! Hashem is the One who handles teshuvah.

We must accept that Hashem is in charge! This acknowledgement gives us the understanding that the Almighty can bring a person back into His fold no matter how many misdeeds they may have transgressed.

A g’morah in Mesechet Menachot notes that this world is comparable to the letter Hei.

A Hei has an opening on the bottom and another one on top. The world is similar to the letter Hei in the sense that if we fall in this world, we might descend all the way to the bottom, sometimes immediately and other times more slowly. Think of it like this, when a person becomes involved in wrongdoings, they may sink terribly deep into the mud. The person would be falling down a pit symbolized by the opening on the bottom of the letter Hei.

However, when a person says that he wants to follow a proper pathway – that they desire to be welcomed back into the arms of their Creator and once again be close to Hashem – a door is opened for them stretched all the way up to top, shamayim. The letter Hei represents that even when a person thinks that they may have has collapsed into the depths of the world and they have floundered so badly that they can no longer rise up – even if you think you sank to the bottom door – you must remember that the top of the door is still open for your triumphant reappearance.

Without question, you can easily shoot directly for the top!

Even if a person feels that they have become involved in many aveirot, they should be well aware that the opportunity is always available to rejoin Hakadosh Boruch Hu’s warm embrace.

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Rabbi Yaakov Rahimi has created a storm in the Jewish world bringing back many unaffiliated young men and women to the pathways of Hashem. He has been involved in the Chazaq and Torah Anytime organizations, among others including NCSY, BJX, and Partners in Torah. He has since returned to his hometown of Lakewood, N.J. Rabbi Rahimi is a graduate of Deal Yeshiva, and learned in Beth Medrash Govoha becoming a very close talmid of Rabbis Yeruchem Olshin shlit”a, and Yitzchok Sorotzkin shlit”a. Rabbi Rahimi partook in the Sephardic halachic project Mishnah Berurah Tiferet. He can be reached at, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..