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Email questions to <a href=\"mailto:watercooler@ou.org\">watercooler@ou.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/the_four_stages_of_repentance_leaving_the_sin\/\">For part 1 click here<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/the_four_stages_of_repentance_remorse\/\">For part 2 click here<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/the_four_stages_of_repentance_commitment\/\">For part 4 click here<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What are you sorry for?\u00a0Viduy is not only to confess one&#8217;s sins, it also includes expressing the greatness of God &amp; thanking him for all He has given us despite our unworthiness. Third in a series on repentance by Rabbi Moishe Lichtenstein, host of Water-Cooler Questions on OURadio.org. Email questions to watercooler@ou.org. 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