Tag: repentance
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The Seal of Truth
Rabbi Kruspedai said in the name of Rabbi Yohanan: On Rosh Hashanah, three books are opened— one for the thoroughly righteous, one for the thoroughly wicked, and one for those who are neither wholly righteous nor wholly wicked. The thoroughly righteous are immediately inscribed and sealed for life. The thoroughly wicked are immediately inscribed and…
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Repentance and Return
It is a Jewish custom to place a small rock on the headstone of a parent or relative when one visits a cemetery. Apparently, this custom dates from medieval times. No one knows exactly why we do this. Perhaps it is simply an indication that we have visited the resting place of our departed. God…
