How can we find a pathway into the Yamim Noraim with this mixture of guilt, fear, and paralysis?
Rosh Hashanah is coming, and so many of us aren’t filled with awe of the upcoming season, but with a sense of anxiety and misgiving — even lethargy born of helplessness. Can we
really change? Don’t we promise to improve year after year, with no great results? And if we don’t change, then are we going to see another year of heartache and tragedy?
Difficult thoughts. It’s hard to find a pathway into the Yamim Noraim with this mixture of guilt, fear, and paralysis. What can we do?
“Said Rabi Yosei Hagalili (Yoma 96b): Great is teshuvah, for it brings redemption…”
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