In this episode, host Kate Mishkin explores the Rosh Hashanah atonement ritual of tashlich, tells us what Judaism says about repentance and forgiveness — during the High Holidays and year-round — and gets some practical advice for saying “I’m sorry” from Jewish experts on apologies.
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Further reading and resources:
Tashlich, the Symbolic Casting Off of Sins (My Jewish Learning)
Teshuva, Or Repentance (My Jewish Learning)
The 10 Days of Repentance (My Jewish Learning)
Sorry, Not Sorry: The Real Path to an Apology (At the Well)
6.5 Steps to a Good Apology (Sorry Watch)
Pirkei Avot on Appeasing an Angry Person (Sefaria)
How To Repent: Teshuva In 7 Steps (Rabbi Seth Goldstein on TikTok)
Sorry, Sorry, Sorry: The Case for Good Apologies by Marjorie Ingall and Susan McCarthy
Getting to Sorry: The Art of Apology at Work and at Home by Marjorie Ingall and Susan McCarthy
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Credits:
• Writer/producer: Kate Mishkin
• Story producer: Gabrielle Birkner
• Fact-checking: Rachel Scheinerman
• Sound design/mixing: Jonathan Shifflett of Studio Phonic
• Interstitial music: Written and performed by Nan Schwartz
• Outro music: “Swirls & Eddies,” written and performed by Grace Corsi
• Art direction: Grace Yagel
Shofar, So Good! is a podcast from My Jewish Learning, a division of 70 Faces Media. Ami Eden is the CEO of 70 Faces Media, and Rebecca Phillips is the publisher.
This podcast was originally developed in the Jewish Writers Institute Digital Storytellers Lab and produced with support from Maimonides Fund. Special thanks to Rebecca Friedman.
