Mindy Shapiro
Forgiving my father 50 years after his murder.
Tag: Yom Kippur
On Danya Ruttenberg’s “On Repentance and Repair”
Helene Meyers
Twitter’s moral philosopher on how to repent and do no harm
Violence, Loss and Healing—Emily Barth Isler’s “Aftermath”
Yona Zeldis McDonough
I love showing a roadmap to forgiveness in the book. In a story that shares more than enough examples of how life can be horribly unfair and sad, I want kids to see examples of how things can go well or be done helpfully. How things can go right.
I Didn’t Go to Services This Year, But…
Rachel Berger
I didn’t go to services this year because every time I logged on to Zoom services I immediately grew restless and twitchy and grief-triggered and I ended up shopping for hoodies on Lululemon.
The Pain of Singing Carlebach
Arielle Korman
Wrestling with the legacy of signing melodies by Shlomo Carlebach— prolific and influential song leader, and also a known abuser.
Black Jewish Women Artists You Should Know…Jessica Valoris
Lilith staff
My chosen people, with whom I build community, are Black and queer and woman and sister and artist. My people are feminist, and pro-Black and anti-racist, and co-creating ways to dismantle capitalism in all its manifestations.
Caught Between Skepticism and Yearning on the Holidays
Rokhl Kafrissen
When you want to be part of something bigger, but you don’t want to sit in shul.
Why I Didn’t Talk for The Duration of Yom Kippur
Rebecca Yousefzadeh Sassouni
I permitted myself the luxury of not feeling forced into small talk banalities about hunger, achy feet, boredom, religious disagreements.
When You Say #MeToo, What Dangers Lurk?
Susan Weidman Schneider
Radical empathy will let us see past the surface and imagine the various steps that a person in crisis must take. In the case of a high-profile #MeToo accuser, these could include costs like hiring lawyers, losing time from work, paying for cross-country flights to testify.