The tale of Robertson and the smugglers gives us an insight as to the reason for our effort of praying for a good year on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.
On Yom Kippur, we read the tale of Jonah, the prophet who sought to avoid the mission assigned to him by fleeing at seas. Why did he agree to be cast to the waves rather than agreeing to fulfill the mission G-d had assigned to him?
Are there prerequisites for forgiveness? The following anecdote helps us to analyze the situation and define the requisites for the expiation of one’s misdeeds.
In some ways, our lives in this world can be compared to a driver traveling along a super highway. Everyone is moving forward, rushing toward his destination
Tom was everything Janet had always hoped for in a husband, except for one fault. Was she making a mistake? Should she let him apologize, and start afresh?