Patricia Bunin writes the Senior Moments column.
“I forgive you,” George said softly as he stood next to me at Rosh Hashanah services.
George and I had then been married for nine years. The past year had been rough in many small ways that could easily become big if not addressed. And George addressed them in three words: “I forgive you.” The Jewish New Year tradition is to ask forgiveness to anyone you may have hurt during the year. It is not enough just to say “I’m sorry.” The essence is to make it right with the person you have wronged, to earn their forgiveness. By granting it before I asked for it, he wiped the slate clean. He wanted us to be OK. It may not have been Jewish by the book but it had a powerful effect on me. It gave me the strength for what was coming.
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