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What Needs Forgiveness?
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lmarcus
Here’s a question about forgiveness–what about those I have wronged whom I no longer know? The man in the senior citizens home I visited as part of a high school group: I told him I would be back, but I never went back. I remember him, wronged him, but it was more than 30 years…
What Do You Believe About Forgiveness?
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lmarcus
Every religion teaches us to ask for forgiveness, but must we always grant it? When I first became a rabbi, I would have said “yes.” I am no longer so sure. Is forgiveness mandatory? What of someone who is systematically abused by a parent or sibling? Can such a person be obligated, no matter the…
Introduction to “Learning the Art of Forgiving”
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lmarcus
When bombs exploded in the Underground in London in July 2005, the 24-year-old daughter of the Reverend Julie Nicholson was among the dead. In the wake of that tragedy, the Rev. Nicholson resigned as a vicar because she felt she could no longer encourage others to forgive, since she could not grant forgiveness to the…
David Wolpe’s Bio
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lmarcus
Rabbi David Wolpe is the rabbi of Sinai Temple in Los Angeles. Previously, he taught at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America in New York, where he served as assistant to the chancellor. He has taught at the University of Judaism in Los Angeles, and at Hunter College in New York. He lectures widely at…
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