Forgiveness
After ‘I’m Sorry,’ the Real Work Begins
The process of asking for forgiveness doesn’t end with making a heartfelt apology, Maimonides made clear.
How We Benefit By Forgiving Others
Judaism teaches that there are personal, societal and spiritual benefits to forgiving those who have hurt us.
How Forgiveness Can Be Restorative
Should punishment take precedence over working toward peace — or is it the other way around?
When a Congregation Makes You Feel Like You Don’t Fit In
On forgiving (or not) a spiritual community that has judged you unfairly.
Learning To Forgive … Ourselves
The Torah places a high value on self-love. That means practicing self-forgiveness, too.
Forgiveness Is Not Always a Virtue
Taking the side of the oppressed can mean withholding forgiveness from the oppressor.
How To Forgive Is Just as Important as When to Forgive
The Book of Micah offers a roadmap.
‘Jewish Guilt’: More Than a Trope
What Judaism really says about when we should feel guilty, and where we can go from there.
When a Loved One’s Politics Feels Like a Betrayal
In civil engagement, Judaism offers a way forward.
The Nazi Victim Who Forgave Her Perpetrators
As a young child, Eva Mozes Kor was a subject of Dr. Mengele’s horrific human experiments. Decades later, she made headlines for granting ‘amnesty’ to a physician who worked alongside the notorious Nazi doctor. Here’s Mozes Kor’s story in her own words.
This Rosh Hashanah, Try Picking Up the Phone
Mass emails and social posts asking for forgiveness from ‘anyone I hurt’ bypass the hard work of repentance.