Daniel Feldman

Um, the two elements of mechilah are erasing the aveira, and number two, rebuilding the relationship.

This is Rabbi Feldman's, uh, big chiddush.

He wants to suggest that number one, just to erase the aveira, to achieve technical forgiveness, and number two, to rebuild the relationship to where it was before.

The mashal, if you injure somebody, you punch somebody in the face, and they have-- they're all black and blue.