How to Ask for Forgiveness

One of the things I like most about the High Holy Days is it is a time to seek and to grant forgiveness. We are told that, during this time, God grants forgiveness for sins against God, but that for sins of one person against another, God does not grant forgiveness until we have made peace with one another.

It’s such a wonderful reminder that we must seek out forgiveness from those we have wronged, and that we should also grant forgiveness to those who apologize sincerely to us (or even, perhaps, to those who do not apologize).

The trouble is, I’ve heard a lot of very bad apologies over the years. Celebrities, in particular, seem to be quite skilled at issuing statements that masquerade as apologies, but really aren’t.

Below are a couple of this year’s examples, from “>Religious and Reform Facebook page to see additional photos and behind-the-scenes comments, and