How can one make repentance for things he can't remember?

Asked Aug 09 '13 at 17:50

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Say an unmarried Baal Teshuvah at the age of 30 decided to make repentance. A lot of time has gone by and he doesn't remember who he cheated, lied to, stole from, spoke loshen hara about, and so on. In such a scenario, is there anything an individual can do to make repentance for such sins?

Does the principle of erasing of all sins upon marriage apply for such sins?

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Related: http://judaism.stackexchange.com/questions/6429/does-a-convert-have-a-clean-slate – Daniel Aug 09 '13 at 18:19
I think Talmud Torah but I can't remember a source. – Hacham Gabriel Aug 09 '13 at 20:48
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chovos halevavos gate of repentance ch.10 http://dafyomireview.com/article.php?docid=388#ch10 addesses this very question. bottom line is you do what you can and God does the rest. – ray Aug 11 '13 at 08:11
Devarim 29:28 – Double AA Dec 17 '13 at 07:21
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possible duplicate of What to do with stolen objects which are impossible to return? – sabbahillel Sep 03 '15 at 02:47

How can one make repentance for things he can't remember?

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