I read the most beautiful quote from Rabbi Jonathan Sacks z”l about forgiveness: Forgiveness means that we are not destined endlessly to replay the grievances of yesterday. It is the ability to live with the past without being held captive by the past. It would not be an exaggeration to say that forgiveness is the most compelling testimony to …
This time last year, I did not feel ready for Yom Kippur. I just couldn’t get into it. I didn’t think I had done any semblance of a proper teshuva. And I just wanted to stay home from shul. I called up one of my role model/friends and asked her to give me whatever chizuk came to mind. These …
Two mentors told me recently that one of the most powerful things a person can do is to forgive. When we were kids in school, as I recall, a big part of our Yom Kippur prep was asking our friends and teachers for mechila, and we were pretty frantic about doing it. As an adult, I think it can …
