The Courage to Admit Mistakes (Covenant & Conversation, Acharei Mot-Kedoshim)
The Office of Rabbi Sacks
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The Importance of Recognizing Mistakes
Yom Kippur created a culture in which people are not ashamed or embarrassed to say, I got it wrong, I sinned, I made mistakes. As Philip later discovered, the capacity to admit mistakes is anything but widespread. We rationalize, we justify, we deny, we blame others. People bluff it out or engage in denial or see themselves as victims.
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