Yom Kippur
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Western culture works overtime to make us forget that we are all going to die. No matter how many green juices you drink or how little gluten or carbs you eat, death is the only thing in life that's certain. Death is seen as a distant reality, something we don’t need to think about. That […]
Many people approach Yom Kippur as a day of guilt and making promises they know they won’t keep. But beneath the fasting and confessions lies the ultimate chance to return to our truest selves and highest purpose.1 We step away from food, drink, intimacy, and physical pleasure not as deprivation, but as elevation—so we can […]
The High Holy Day period are gifted to us to take stock of our lives. We are granted time so that when our verdict is sealed on Yom Kippur, our prayers can be accepted. We remember our essence and rediscover what lies within. This opportunity of teshuva, repentance, is a miracle. Think about it. The […]
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Judaism defines three distinct levels of forgiveness, and Yom Kippur asks us to reach for all three.
