Being that one is supposed to be happy on Shabbath, on The Shabbath Day, is one allowed to apologize to one they wronged?
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1Why is there a contradiction? Should one not be happy to right a wrong and be friends again? – mbloch Dec 10 '22 at 16:58
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@mbloch it's a good question because we are not allowed to do teshuva on Shabbat – Rabbi Kaii Dec 10 '22 at 18:52
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2@RabbiKaii can you source that? – Double AA Dec 10 '22 at 23:47
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@DoubleAA You really do keep this site emesdik, we owe you a huge debt. I was just saying what I was taught in yeshiva but I am finding it hard to look up. I'll keep looking and if I can't find anything I'll delete my comment (and probably open a question on Mi Yodeya!) – Rabbi Kaii Dec 11 '22 at 14:57
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@RabbiKaii Hidabroot quotes sources allowing teshuva on Shabbos - without tears. – Avrohom Yitzchok Dec 12 '22 at 19:01
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@RabbiKaii There are some sources that suggest vidui should generally be avoided on Shabbos (as it is a type of supplication that can arouse distress in the person reciting it), though of course that's not the be all and end all of teshuva. Mishna B'rura (288:21), for instance, indicates a person can express "charatas 'avonos" on Shabbos but should avoid a formal vidui (except in the context of a ta'anis chalom on Shabbos, in which case even vidui is permitted [Sha'ar HaTziyun ad loc.], as the whole idea of a ta'anis chalom is to relieve the distress a person is already experiencing). – Fred Dec 13 '22 at 01:58
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@RabbiKaii This source cites R' Chaim Kanievsky that vidui is in the category of personal supplications that a person should not recite on Shabbos. See also this article from Rabbi Kaganoff. – Fred Dec 13 '22 at 02:01