Forgiveness: A Dissent

“What have I to do with the sacredness of traditions?”

Unforgiven: Mitch pre-lockdown in NYC. Still by Jacqueline Castel

Virtually every religious tradition, as well as every new religious movement, affirms the necessity of forgiveness. Turning the other cheek and forgiving the transgressor are at the heart of Christianity. This principle is less pronounced but still deep seated in Judaism. Forgiveness resonates, albeit with different rationales, in…