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Forgive Us, Our Father, For We Have Sinned: Approaches to Atonement

Forgive Us, Our Father, For We Have Sinned: Approaches to Atonement

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🎙️ Episode Summary

Anthony (a Catholic deacon-in-training) and Rabbi Chaim dive into the theme of atonement—how Catholics and Jews approach repentance, forgiveness, and coming back into right relationship with God and community. They swap stories, compare practices like confession and Yom Kippur, and laugh about the quirks of tradition, while also reflecting deeply on what real change looks like. This episode explores:

  • How Catholics lean on confession, while Judaism emphasizes Teshuvah (repentance/return), especially around Yom Kippur.
  • How the destruction of the Temple shifted Jewish atonement from sacrifices to prayer, charity, and repentance.
  • Catholicism and Judaism both stress that atonement isn’t a “once and done” event—it requires reflection, action, and often reconciling with others.
  • Daily reflection, the sacrament of confession, and acts of charity are ways to live repentance consistently, not just on holy days.
  • Atonement is more than words—it’s action-based, meant to restore relationships with God and people.

🔦 Key Quotes:

  • Rabbi Chaim: “If there’s strife between you and other people, you need to go and take care of that with them. Yom Kippur won’t fix it until you do.”
  • Anthony: “Confession isn’t about punishment—it’s the avenue to get back into the good graces with God and the community.”

📚 Mentioned in This Episode:

  • Leviticus 23 – Yom Kippur as a “day of atonements.”
  • Mishnah Yoma 8:9 – Repentance between people requires reconciliation, not just prayer.
  • Maimonides, Mishneh Torah (Book of Repentance) – Teshuvah as the path to atonement in the absence of the Temple.
  • Psalms & Leviticus 5 – Early roots of confession in Scripture.
  • John 20:22–23 & James 5:16 – New Testament foundations for the sacrament of confession.
  • Rabbeinu Yonah, Gates of Repentance – Practical principles and barriers to repentance.
  • Catholic traditions – The Examination of Conscience (Ignatian practice), the Precepts of the Church, and the Lenten pillars of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving.

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🎙️ Recorded live at Temple Beth Ahm, Aberdeen, NJ
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