Human Interest
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We’ve all been there. Someone hurt us, and no matter how much time passes, it still stings. Part of us wants to hold on—because letting go feels like letting them off the hook. But here’s the truth: the longer we cling to a grudge, the more it weighs us down, not them. Judaism teaches that […]
Human Interest
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When I was a kid, I dreaded Yom Kippur. What’s to love about a holiday that basically says: “Welcome! There will be no food, no drinks, and no talking back. Please enjoy your existential guilt.” My childhood memories of it are pretty bleak: being dressed in uncomfortable shoes, sitting in a synagogue that smelled like […]
The Viduy confession is the centerpiece of Yom Kippur. During viduy we stand with our posture bent and bang our chests as we list and confess our sins, regretting each one and committing not to do them again. In doing so, we are wiping away past spiritual baggage as we cleanse our sins. Below is […]
I was in Israel on October 7th, 2023, two whole years ago. Like so many others, my family and I had traveled to Israel for the holiday Sukkot. We were in Jerusalem and were jolted awake by sirens that Shabbat morning. My hands trembled as I rushed my five children — from ages two to […]
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How to truly forgive someone who has hurt you.
