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  • Brandt Jean hugs Amber Guyger in court, after delivering his impact statement to her, 2019
    Brandt Jean hugs Amber Guyger in court, after delivering his impact statement to her, 2019
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    Reasons to Forgive—or Not Forgive

    Understanding our societal addiction to forgiveness stories

    byMarjorie IngallandSusan McCarthy
  • The author with her father, 1960s
    The author with her father, 1960s
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    Finding My Father

    In a new memoir, discovering generations of forgiveness

    bySusan Shapiro
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    Forgiveness Is Not a Gift You Give Yourself

    The High Holidays are a time for apologizing. But when it comes to getting forgiveness in return, that’s up to the people you’ve wronged.

    byMarjorie Ingall
  • The Traveler's Prayer, hanging from a car's mirror.
    The Traveler's Prayer, hanging from a car's mirror.
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    The Traveler’s Prayer

    Stuck in a parking lot, I finally found forgiveness—and forgiveness found me

    byMiriam Mandel Levi
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    I Forgive You, I Forgive You Not

    What happens when Yom Kippur stops being formulaic and starts getting real?

    byShira Telushkin
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    It’s Never Too Late To Atone

    Even if the person you wronged doesn’t remember what you did, it can still make a difference to ask for forgiveness. Maybe.

    byEtgar Keret
  • (Fethi Belaid/AFP/Getty Images)
    (Fethi Belaid/AFP/Getty Images)
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    My Father and the Talmud

    I idolized my dad and resented him. As I’ve untangled our relationship, I adopted his passion: Talmud study

    byAlter Yisrael Shimon Feuerman
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    Sorry God

    It’s the time of year for apologies, but not everyone has forgiveness on their mind. An argument for not saying sorry until God does.

    byShalom Auslander
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    Take It Back

    A late-night mistake, a ruptured college friendship, and a Yom Kippur apology. Atonement can make things better, if not quite fix them.

    byJoanna Hershon
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