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Learning To Forgive … Ourselves

The Torah places a high value on self-love. That means practicing self-forgiveness, too.

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.

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.

Anzia Yezierska’s “Bread Givers:” A Lens on the Beehive of the Lower East Side

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

The Mystery of the Yizkor Service

The mass exodus before the memorial service reflects a common attitude regarding death, part advice and part superstition.

Finding Balance Between Mourning and Living

There is deep wisdom in the way the biblical figure Aaron mourns the loss of his sons.

The Shema: How Listening Leads to Oneness

Judaism's foundational prayer calls on us not merely to listen, but to remember that there is one force of connection uniting us all.

From Pastor’s Daughter to Rabbi

Raised in the Lutheran church in Pennsylvania, Heidi Hoover embraced Judaism -- and then the rabbinate.

How To Create Your Own At-Home Kaddish Minyan

Every Tuesday for a year, we came together — for a memorial service, yes, but also to experience Jewish community in a new way.