EPISODE 5: Begin Again

In this episode, host Kate Mishkin explores the Rosh Hashanah atonement ritual of tashlich, tells us what Judaism says about repentance and forgiveness — during the High Holidays and year-round — and gets some practical advice for saying "I'm sorry" from Jewish experts on apologies.

Further reading and resources:

• Tashlich, the Symbolic Casting Off of Sins (My Jewish Learning)

• Teshuva, Or Repentance (My Jewish Learning)

• The 10 Days of Repentance (My Jewish Learning)

• Sorry, Not Sorry: The Real Path to an Apology (At the Well)

• 6.5 Steps to a Good Apology (Sorry Watch)

• Pirkei Avot on Appeasing an Angry Person (Sefaria)

• How To Repent: Teshuva In 7 Steps (Rabbi Seth Goldstein on TikTok)

• Sorry, Sorry, Sorry: The Case for Good Apologies by Marjorie Ingall and Susan McCarthy

• Getting to Sorry: The Art of Apology at Work and at Home by Marjorie Ingall and Susan McCarthy

• Jewish Broadcasting Service