Rabbi Cosgrove: Our Worst - and Best - Selves (Erev Rosh Hashanah, 2025)
High Holidays 5786 Archive
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15m
In an age of viral shame, Rabbi Cosgrove tells us that the High Holidays teach otherwise. God does not seek our destruction but our return. We stand before God as our worst — and best — selves, called to forgiveness, renewal, and life.
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