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This Yom Kippur, Can We Forgive Trump’s Voters?

JL;DR SUMMARY Rabbi David Ingber reflects on the challenges of forgiveness during Yom Kippur, particularly in the context of the political divide following Donald Trump's election. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Yom KippurJewish RitualsShofarForgivenessDonald TrumpHumanityEmpathyReconciliationCompassionPolitical Divide

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United States
"Can we forgive the millions of Americans who voted for Donald Trump?"

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