1) One who stumbled in any aspects of Hilchos Tzniyus must do Teshuva to repent for his infractions, much as with any other sins.
As soon as one does genuine Teshuva, no matter how severe his sins were, his sins are erased by Hashem's love for him increases to an even higher level than before he sinned in the first place. (See Rambam Hilchos Teshuva perk 7 at length. See also Shu"t Chacham Tzvi Siman 13. )
Furthermore, upon doing Teshuva, he is rewarded with a special Siyata D'Shmaya (heavenly assistance) to excel in his subsequent Torah learning and Mitzvah performance. (ibid.)
2) Besides for Teshuva being a biblical obligation in its own right (aspects of which we shall, B'Ezras Hashem, discuss more in detail in the coming weeks), it also serves as a preventative from doing further sins, as part of the Teshuva process is the "Kabalah Al Ha'Asid, resolve going forward" not to repeat the sins. (See Rambam in Sefer Hamitzvos 73, Sefer HaChinuch Mitzvah 364 and Sha'arei Teshuva Sha'ar 1:1)
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Reader's Question:
Is drying dishes on Shabbos considered Sechita? Or is it permitted?
Answer:
It is permitted to use a towel to dry dishes on Shabbos with a cloth as we do not worry that it will become so saturated to the point of sechitah, as when it gets that wet a new cloth is taken.
It is best to not squeeeze very hard, if possible, when doing this to very wet dishes. .
However, a utensil that is very narrow (like some wine goblets) and has in it a lot of water should not be dried as doing so will inevitably lead to sechitah. (Based on Shmiras Shabbos K'Hilchaso Perek 12:21)
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זכר צדיק וקדוש לברכה
א ני ל דודי ו דודי ל י
I am to my Beloved [Hashem] and my beloved [Hashem] is to me. (שיר השירים פרק ו פסוק ג).
דרשו ד' בהמצאו קראהו בהיותו קרוב
Seek out Hashem when he is nearby, call out to him when he is near.(ישעי פרק נ"ה פסוק ו )
The days from Rosh Chodesh Elul until after Hoshana Rabba are days of Hashem's Rachamim (mercy), Selicha (forgiveness) and Ratzon (goodwill). They are an extremely opportune time for Jews to find it within themselves to repent and atone for the sins that were transgressed in the past year and to accept it upon themselves to live better lives, according to Halacha- the will of Hashem, in the year ahead.
Hashem is always waiting for his children to repent, but in Elul He is even closer to us and Teshuva is a lot easier.
It is never too late to jump on the bandwagon and start our journey of return to our father in heaven, and hopefully, together, bring about the final redemption with Mashiach Tzidkeinu.
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