With love

ROSH HASHANAH EDITION 5777SECTION A is well known: On Yom Kippur, G-d does not, because He cannot, unilaterally absolve one of sins committed against people. If I dislike someone or have been wronged by someone — or have myself wronged someone — I myself need to straighten this out. G-d’s forgiveness on Yom Kippur is built on restored human relationships. This may be well known, but is it ideal? Is it a high bar to say that going into the holiest season of the year, the best I should strive for is to purge the negative — to make sure that someone else no longer dislikes me, and vice-versa? In putting interpersonal relationships at the center of preparation for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, what […]