Repentance, Repair, and What True Forgiveness Takes: Lessons from Maimonides for the Modern World

“Sometimes we are hurt. Sometimes we hurt others, whether intentionally or not. The path of repentance is one that can help us not only to repair what we have broken, to the fullest extent possible, but to grow in the process of doing so.” “To forgive is to assume a larger identity than the person …

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