A Sin That Cannot Be Atoned For (חֵטְא בַּל יְכֻופַּר, חֵטְא לֹא יְכֻופַּר)
A Sin That Cannot Be Atoned For (חֵטְא בַּל יְכֻופַּר, חֵטְא לֹא יְכֻופַּר)

A Sin That Cannot Be Atoned For

A sin or offense that will never be forgiven. A very serious immoral act.

("Even if it is said that he apostasized under coercion, it is still a sin—a sin that cannot be atoned for—because he became a teacher of idolatry" – Responsa of Rabbenu Gershom Meor HaGolah, section 5)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

חֵטְא בַּל יְכֻופַּר, חֵטְא לֹא יְכֻופַּר

Definition (Hebrew)

חֵטְא אוֹ פֶּשַׁע שֶׁלְּעוֹלָם לֹא יִיסָּלַח. מַעֲשֶׂה לֹא מוּסָרִי חָמוּר מְאוֹד.

("אִם אֲפִלּוּ נֶאֱמַר שֶׁהִשְׁתַּמֵּד עַל- יְדֵי כְּפִיָּה הֲרֵי חֵטְא חֵטְא לֹא יְכֻפַּר שֶׁנַּעֲשָׂה מוֹרֶה לַעַ"ז"- שׁוּ"ת רַבֵּנוּ גֵּרְשֹׁם מְאוֹר הַגּוֹלָה סִימָן ה )

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