Jewish%20thought for Yoma 170:14

ועל לא תעשה גמור לא ורמינהו אלו הן קלות עשה ולא תעשה

But is not the word 'forgiveness' written with regard to it too?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. Lev. V, 18 with reference to a suspensive guilt-offering; v. also supra p. 422, n. 4.');">¹⁷</span> - These [others] procure complete atonement, the suspensive guilt-offering does not procure complete atonement. Or else, As for these [others]<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The sin-offering and certain guilt-offerings.');">¹⁸</span> another can effect their atonement, whereas in the case of the suspensive guilt-offering nothing else can effect their atonement. For it was taught: If those who were liable to sin-offerings, or guilt-offerings [for the] undoubted [commission of offences] permitted the Day of Atonement to pass, they are still obliged to offer then, up; but in the case of those who were liable to suspensive guilt-offerings, they are exempt.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ker. 25a.');">¹⁹</span> DEATH AND THE DAY OF ATONEMENT PROCURE ATONEMENT TOGETHER WITH PENITENCE. Only TOGETHER WITH PENITENCE, but not in themselves! - Shall we say that this teaching is not in accord with, Rabbi? For it was taught: Rabbi said, For all transgressions [of commands of] the Torah, whether one had repented or not, does the Day of Atonement procure atonement, except in the case of one who throws off the yoke<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., denies the existence of God.');">²⁰</span> [of the Torah ], interprets the Torah unlawfully.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'reveals an aspect of the Torah (not in accordance with the correct interpretation) '; or, 'acts in a bare-faced manner against the Torah'. For a full discussion of the phrase v. Sanh., Sonc. ed., p. 99.');">²¹</span> or breaks the covenant of Abraham our father.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Circumcision; v. loc. cit.');">²²</span> In these cases, if he repented, the Day of Atonement procures atonement, if not, not! - You might even say that this is in accord with Rabbi: Repentance needs the Day of Atonement, but the Day of Atonement does not need repentance. PENITENCE PROCURES ATONEMENT FOR LIGHTER TRANSGRESSIONS: [THE TRANSGRESSION OF] POSITIVE COMMANDMENTS AND PROHIBITIONS. If it procures atonement for the transgression of negative commandments, is it necessary [to state that it procures it for the transgression of] positive ones?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' A sin of omission is not as serious as one of commission.');">²³</span> - Rab Judah said: This is what he means, [It procures atonement] for [the transgression of] a positive commandment , of a negative commandment that is to be remedied into a positive one.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' A prohibitive law, the transgression of which must be repaired by a positive act, as e.g., Lev. XIX, 13: Thou shalt not rob, and V, 23: He shall make restitution.');">²⁴</span> But not [for the transgression] of an actual negative commandment? Against this the following contradiction is to be raised: These are light transgressions [for which penitence procures atonement: transgression of] positive commandments and negative commandments

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