“For better or for worse—in the Jewish community we don’t use the word “sin” in such an easygoing manner. It is for better —because I would argue that we have enough Jewish guilt—we don’t need to be slinging the word sin around to make ourselves feel even guiltier.

“On the other hand—it is for worse—because when it comes to the high holidays most of us are completely unprepared to talk about these things. We often fumble for the right words when we want to express our forgiveness with our loved ones and we struggle to find meaning in the machzor (prayer book)—when every other word is a confession of our ‘sins.'”