When do we confess on Yom Kippur? How is confession different for an individual and for the chazan? Should a person confess sins for which he already repented in previous years? How does a person repent for interpersonal sins - and what does he do if the friend who was wronged refuses to forgive him?

Is insincere repentance worthwhile? Beyond repentance, what else does the penitent do as part of his change of lifestyle? Should confession be public or private? And is there a difference between the repentance of an individual and that of a community?

Is insincere repentance worthwhile? Beyond repentance, what else does the penitent do as part of his change of lifestyle? Should confession be public or private? And is there a difference between the repentance of an individual and that of a community?

Repentance effects immediate atonement in certain cases, whereas sometimes other things need to occur alongside repentance before a person receives atonement. What are these other things, and when do they apply? How do we define a perfect penitent? Can someone be an imperfect penitent? And what is the official definition of "repentance"?

Repentance effects immediate atonement in certain cases, whereas sometimes other things need to occur alongside repentance before a person receives atonement. What are these other things, and when do they apply? How do we define a perfect penitent? Can someone be an imperfect penitent? And what is the official definition of "repentance"?

What is the mitzvah that we must perform when repenting? What are the essential components of verbal confession? How do we categorize serious and less serious sins? And what is the nature of Yom Kippur in the process of atonement?

What is the mitzvah that we must perform when repenting? What are the essential components of verbal confession? How do we categorize serious and less serious sins? And what is the nature of Yom Kippur in the process of atonement?

If the chazan is also the only kohen in the synagogue, should he do Birkat Kohanim? Can a kohen say Birkat Kohanim multiple times in different synagogues? And what if a kohen refuses to do Birkat Kohanim?

This is the 106th and final Maimonides Minute shiur on Hilchot Tefilah. Starting tomorrow, we begin Hilchot Teshuvah - The Laws of Repentance.

If the chazan is also the only kohen in the synagogue, should he do Birkat Kohanim? Can a kohen say Birkat Kohanim multiple times in different synagogues? And what if a kohen refuses to do Birkat Kohanim?

This is the 106th and final Maimonides Minute shiur on Hilchot Tefilah. Starting tomorrow, we begin Hilchot Teshuvah - The Laws of Repentance.

What happens in a synagogue composed entirely of kohanim? What does this rule teach us about the respective roles of the kohanim and the non-kohanim?