As Seen in the Huffington Post -Yom Kippur, Divorce, and Three Little Words: I Am Sorry

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As the summer slowly dwindles to its inevitable end, and children begrudgingly return to schools, Jewish families all across the world begin to prepare for their highest of holy days, Rosh Hashana (the New Year) and Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement). Since I was a little girl growing up in a suburb just outside of Philadelphia, these two back-to-back holidays held special meaning for me. Aside from the new clothes for shul (synagogue), special dinners hosted in the dining room, and visits with family and friends, this was the single time of the year, when I could start all over with a fresh, clean slate. The quintessential “do-over,” when a heartfelt apology would wipe away all transgressions of the prior year, and allow me to start anew. Could it be that simple? How do these three little words, “I — am — sorry” offer so much opportunity for new beginnings?  Read more …