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Mass emails and social posts asking for forgiveness from ‘anyone I hurt’ bypass the hard work of repentance.

Al Netilat Lulav is the blessing traditionally recited prior to waving the lulav and etrog.

The process of asking for forgiveness doesn’t end with making a heartfelt apology, Maimonides made clear.

"Near to the Wild Heart" combines Lispector's Brazilian and Jewish roots into a modern masterpiece.

The first pages of "The Family Mashber" set the stage for what's to come. Take a look.

"The Family Mashber" is one of the greatest works of Yiddish literature.

The ram's horn is blown on the High Holidays in three specific ways.

The Jewish practice of repentance involves not merely turning away from sin, but turning toward the dark parts of ourselves.

Anzia Yezierska's book explores the early 20th-century immigrant experience, and women's place in it.

In "Bread Givers," her 1925 novel, Anzia Yezierska explored a world of pushcarts and tenements.