To forgive is not to forget

To forgive is not to forget

As the Jewish people approach Yom Kippur, the day of the year most connected with forgiveness, we find ourselves in a period of deep internal tension. Likely more than any other time in our modern history, we are divided in so many different areas. That divisiveness naturally spills over into anger, which if we are not careful can all-too-quickly escalate to hatred — in ways that could tragically be difficult to reverse. To illustrate the depth …