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Torah Portion

In Judging Ourselves,
Work For Betterment

and loving since last Yom Kippur? Are'
we really being honest when we belie<
— or pretend to believe — that we
can, in fact, change?
The Jewish tradition declares
emphatically that to be human is to
have the capacity for change and
growth and development. Have you
ever had a disagreement with someone
his Sabbath has a special des-
you
are trying to persuade, influence
ignation in the Jewish calen-
guide,
and you hear the response,
dar. It is known as Shabbat
"That's
the way I am; that's my nature;`
Shuvah, the Sabbath of
take it or leave it." The ideas are to be
return.
condemned on several counts.
During this time we are urged to
First, it isn't true. Second, it is as
undergo moral self-examination,
libel against the human per-
Chesbon Ha nefesh, so that we
sonality.
Third, its an insult
might address our faults and
against
the
Almighty who
out transgressions that we
made
us
capable
of change
may seek to eliminate them
and
improvement.
The deep-)
in the year ahead.
er
truth
is
that
we
are not (
In the Talmud, three sages
today what we were yesterdayl
discuss the question as to
and we don't have to be
when a person ought to
tomorrow what we are todk
repent. Rabbi Yossi says that
Teshuvah means that you
we are not to wait for Rosh
have
to take responsibility for
Hashanah and Yom Kippur
RAB BI
your
life,
and make those
for "man is judged every day"
I RWI N
decisions
that will enable you
and he ought to improve
GRON ER
to
be
all
that
God intended
every day.
Spe cial
you
to
be.
Rabbi Natan is more strict"
to The
In order to change our-
in his view, for he states, "A
Jewish News
selves,
we have to fervently
person is judged every hour."
believe
that we can change,
Therefore, repentance is
that
we
can
respond
to the call of
required at each moment.
self-liberation.
Rabbi Meir, whose opinion is
We must believe that we can indeed
authoritative, rules that we are judged
become
more devoted to those whose
on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur;
and this time is, therefore, the season of lives are linked with our own, more -/
understanding of the needs and hopes
penitence.
and
fears of others.
What were the sages arguing about?
We
can become more faithful in
Rabbi Yossi and Rabbi Natan want us
assuming
our obligations to our people,
to recognize that man lives under
our
heritage,
our community, our
judgement constantly. While Rabbi
Jewish
way
of
life.
Meir may not disagree, he is more of a
We
can
become
more honest in our
realist. A person can't cope with the
relationships, More sensitive to our
notion that he lives under judgement
moral and spiritual well being. We can
every moment and that every day is
become
quicker to forgive, slower to \7
Yom Kippur. This concept overwhelms
condemn.
us. Consequently, Rabbi Meir says, and
In order to change, we have to
the decision is with him, we recognize
believe
that we are free moral agents,
designated times for assuming the chal-
capable
of exercising power of choice in
lenges of teshuvah, for the act of turn-
response
to the challenge of the Torah._,
ing in repentance.
"I
have
set
before you life and death,
But can we, in fact, overcome our
the
blessing
and the curse; therefore,
faults? Are they not so deeply ingrained
choose
life
that
you may live, you and
in our nature that try as we might, we
your
descendants."
are fooling ourselves when we believe
that we can eradicate them?
What about the popular folk say-
ings: "You can't teach an old dog new
The normal deadline for local news
tricks" or "You can't change human
and publicity items is noon
nature"? Have we become more-sensi-
Thursday, eight days prior to issue F _
tive, more understanding and forgiving
date. The deadline for out-of-town—
obituaries is 10 a.m. Tuesday, three
Irwin Groner is senior rabbi of
days prior to issue date.
Congregation Shaarey Zedek.

Shabbat Ha'azinu:
Deuteronomy 32:1-52;
Hosea 14:2-10; Micah
7:18-20; Joel 2:15-27.

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