Essays on Yom Kippur

As the “Day of Atonement” approaches I invite you to reflect on two of my previously posted essays.
First, Yom Kippur: Time and Teshuva- A Place for Healing, which explores:

1. The relationship between time and teshuva (repentance) and how we can change the past with actions from the present.
2. The startling similarity between R. Kook and Nietzsche on the retroactive force of history- and healing the past.
3. How Yom Kippur can provide a safe place for self-healing as it places us “outside of time.”

Second, Book of Jonah Dvar: Delivered at Temple Beth Shalom, Las Vegas, Mincha of Yom Kippur 2011, speculates:

1. How a traditionally somber day is actually one of the happiest.
2. Why we read the Jonah story on Yom Kippur.