RENEWAL. For some, repentance is a time to turn around and let yourself live at peace with your neighbours. DESIRE MBABAALI digs deeper than that. It is a new year, and I believe you would want to do ...

Being wrong isn’t the end of your story. It’s often how your next chapter begins. If you want to grow in wisdom, practice ...

The bounty Allah The Almighty granted the Muslims is great and His mercy upon us is vast. He facilitated repentance for us and did not make it hard as it was for the Children of Israel as Allah The ...

Repentance seems to be out of fashion, particularly among political leaders. President Trump, for example, doesn’t ask God for forgiveness for his sins because apparently he doesn’t have much to ...

Isaiah 11:1-10; Psalm 72, R. Justice shall flourish in his time, and fullness of peace for ever.; Romans 15: 4-9; Gospel – ...

As we prepare for the Year of Mercy, a blessed declaration from our Holy Father to be sure, permit me to express one concern. Fundamentally it concerns a flawed notion of mercy that is widespread in ...

All perfect praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah and that Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, is His slave and Messenger. The ...

Our Gemara on Amud Aleph discusses the practice of making sure that no significant amount of liquid is left behind in the seller’s vessel, to be scrupulously honest: Anyone who sells wine, oil, or ...

The primary responsibility of the Jew during the ten days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur is teshuvah. I have posted here classic rabbinic text for study and contemplation during these days. I ...