For an observant Jew the situation seems simple: On Yom Kippur, according to Jewish law, transgressions committed against God are forgiven. Your transgressions against another human being, however, are only forgiven if you have asked the injured party for forgiveness. Likewise, the injured party is required to offer forgiveness if asked. This somewhat impossible formula, which does not take into...
Yom Kippur cannot erase all sins
Promoting deep, substantive changes requires changing our lifestyle; our national character, if you will. I fear that the average Israeli, whether religious or secular, is not ready for this.
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