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We couldn`t resist a little Yom Kippur wordplay...
But seriously, wishing you a meaningful Yom Kippur, whatever that looks like for you right now. May you be sealed in the Book of Life. May this year be better.
We couldn`t resist a little Yom Kippur wordplay...
But seriously, wishing you a meaningful Yom Kippur, whatever that looks like for you right now. May you be sealed in the Book of Life. May this year be better.
What does teshuvah (the process of repentance and repair) look like for you this year?
In her 2020 comic at Lilith Online, Rebecca Katz (@katzcomics) illustrates the five stages of teshuvah — link in bio.
What does teshuvah (the process of repentance and repair) look like for you this year?
In her 2020 comic at Lilith Online, Rebecca Katz (@katzcomics) illustrates the five stages of teshuvah — link in bio.
As we approach Yom Kippur, we feel like we have been beating our chests all year. Our hearts are sore. We have sinned and sins have been committed against us. Where do we even start with forgiveness and repentance when every day brings new pain?
Forgiveness is hard work for everyone involved. There are multiple stages in the Jewish practice of repentance (teshuva): recognition of one’s sins, remorse, desisting from sin, restitution where possible and finally, communal accounting. But these seemingly straightforward guidelines become complicated very quickly, as generations of rabbis and Jewish thought leaders can attest. What about the sins that we cannot—and will not—forgive? What about the gendered nature of this process? What if there is too much forgiveness to ask? And what if we can’t even engage because life is happening too urgently around us to do anything but meet each need and crisis as it comes?
We are heartbroken. We are tired. Never has being sealed in the Book of Life felt so critical and ephemeral.
So where do we begin? Perhaps with this prayer for forgiving ourselves from Rishe Groner (at link in bio). Then we can continue onward and outward.
As we approach Yom Kippur, we feel like we have been beating our chests all year. Our hearts are sore. We have sinned and sins have been committed against us. Where do we even start with forgiveness and repentance when every day brings new pain?
Forgiveness is hard work for everyone involved. There are multiple stages in the Jewish practice of repentance (teshuva): recognition of one’s sins, remorse, desisting from sin, restitution where possible and finally, communal accounting. But these seemingly straightforward guidelines become complicated very quickly, as generations of rabbis and Jewish thought leaders can attest. What about the sins that we cannot—and will not—forgive? What about the gendered nature of this process? What if there is too much forgiveness to ask? And what if we can’t even engage because life is happening too urgently around us to do anything but meet each need and crisis as it comes?
We are heartbroken. We are tired. Never has being sealed in the Book of Life felt so critical and ephemeral.
So where do we begin? Perhaps with this prayer for forgiving ourselves from Rishe Groner (at link in bio). Then we can continue onward and outward.
A moment of peace and reflection inspired by Tashlich at Brooklyn`s Prospect Park lake.
Haiku by poet, folksinger, dancer and teacher L. Pinetree.
A moment of peace and reflection inspired by Tashlich at Brooklyn`s Prospect Park lake.
Haiku by poet, folksinger, dancer and teacher L. Pinetree.
As we approach the deadline to apply for the next cohort of Lilith`s New 40 program for Jewish feminist emerging writers over 45, we are excited to tell you about the wonderful seasoned writers and educators who lead our monthly New 40 workshops!
Want to learn from these teachers? Find out more about The New 40 and apply at the link in our bio.
Applications close October 10th at 11:59PM EST.
As we approach the deadline to apply for the next cohort of Lilith`s New 40 program for Jewish feminist emerging writers over 45, we are excited to tell you about the wonderful seasoned writers and educators who lead our monthly New 40 workshops!
Want to learn from these teachers? Find out more about The New 40 and apply at the link in our bio.
Applications close October 10th at 11:59PM EST.
