Who Shall Live

[tourogal]

Words don't describe it. We say this prayer each day of Rosh Hashana and on Yom Kippur. It is my favorite prayer, and one that has so much importance to all of us.

May Gd inscribe all of us for a good, sweet, prosperous year, with much happiness and peace in all of our lives.

hat tip to my friend Donny on FB.

Comments

[greyrider]

I adore your holiday Yom Kippur and the day before Yom Kippur (I can't remember the name) for the ideas of taking responsibility for the wrongs and mistakes we all make by humbly asking forgiveness from Man and then from God. Even for non-believers, I feel the act of asking can be cleansing. Even if man will not forgive, the seeker has still done what he or she can.

[tourogal]

i was talking to a friend of mine about forgiveness. i believe that forgiveness is as much for the asker as the asked. if we, the asker, are not ready to accept that forgiveness, we cannot ask for it. by asking for true forgiveness, we change ourselves, and once we are ready to change, can we accept that forgiveness.

does that make sense?

[greyrider]

That absolutely makes sense.

I strongly believe that our souls are meant to trod this human path and that each obstacle... each choice is about and part of our journey. Forgiveness is a gift both to the self and to the person causes offense. The act of forgiving is sometimes difficult (I'm still not ready to forgive my older-half-brother for sexually abusing me), but I believe something releases inside a person when they are able to reach a point of giving forgiveness.
From the point of view of the asker, I believe the asker makes themselves vulnerable to the person they ask forgiveness from, and it becomes a true act of humility if sought for pure reasons, such as being ready to make a change. Asking for forgiveness is scary and takes a great deal of courage. Asking and not expecting (demanding!) forgiveness is also difficult, and when that happens, I feel the asker may be ready for profound change instead of cursory changes.

Am I making sense?

[tourogal]

yes. it makes sense.

[therollingdice]

WOW... SPEECHLESS!!!!!!!!

[tourogal]

amazing, isn't it? i had my 2 older kids watch it, in order for them to more fully understand what they will be saying.

[therollingdice]

My kids are way too young, but I did email it to all I know and will definitely show it to my husband IY"H.

[tourogal]

i have a daughter over bas mitzvah and a boy in his bar mitzvah year. both will gd willing be fasting yom kippur. i think it helped them understand the scope of the tefila.