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Learning To Forgive … Ourselves
The Torah places a high value on self-love. That means practicing self-forgiveness, too.
When a Loved One’s Politics Feels Like a Betrayal
In civil engagement, Judaism offers a way forward.
How To Forgive Is Just as Important as When to Forgive
The Book of Micah offers a roadmap.
Kol Nidrei: The Power of Words
Why does the holiest day of the Jewish year begin with a dry legal formula renouncing vows?
The Benefits of Fasting on Yom Kippur
Don't believe in God? Reward and punishment? The obligations of Jewish law? Here's why you might want to fast anyway.
Orly Castel-Bloom’s ‘Dolly City:’ A Sharp-Witted Look at Israeli Society
Orly Castel-Bloom's novel is not for the faint of heart.
Excerpt: Life and Fate by Vasily Grossman (1960)
Vassily Grossman's "Life and Fate" was smuggled out of Stalinist Russia, where it takes place.
This Rosh Hashanah, Try Picking Up the Phone
Mass emails and social posts asking for forgiveness from ‘anyone I hurt’ bypass the hard work of repentance.
How to Bless the Four Species on Sukkot
Al Netilat Lulav is the blessing traditionally recited prior to waving the lulav and etrog.
After ‘I’m Sorry,’ the Real Work Begins
The process of asking for forgiveness doesn’t end with making a heartfelt apology, Maimonides made clear.