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Mystery author Kellerman: on the importance of repentance
By: israelinsider staff and partners   
Published: October 7, 2005   
 
Teshuvah is hard. Being Jewish is hard. But what holds true for muscle, applies to the human spirit: no gain without pain....

We Jews must adopt a dual approach: Never forget what has been done to us, never allow the world to forget and never cease to defend ourselves with power and vigilance. At the same time, we need to look deep within our own souls, taking a no-excuses approach to our own shortcomings, and working harder at self-improvement.

Teshuvah's good stuff. We Jews need more of it.

So does the world.

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Jonathan Kellerman  - (Jewish Journal)  10.7.2005
 
 

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