Changing Our Inner Lives: Confronting the ‘Near Enemies’ of ‘Teshuvah’
August 10, 2023
Forgiving yourself is a key aspect of teshuvah
Michael Strassfeld is a 1991 graduate of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College. He is the rabbi emeritus of the Society for the Advancement of Judaism, the Reconstructionist synagogue in Manhattan founded by Mordecai Kaplan. He is the author of A Book of Life: Embracing Judaism as a Spiritual Practice and is one of the co-editors of the Jewish Catalog.
Forgiving yourself is a key aspect of teshuvah
There is a plague of darkness that has fallen not only on our land but upon the world. Actually, there are many plagues — just
Rabbi Michael Strassfeld on Reconstructing Jewish Communities panel
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