Every year, as the fall approaches, Jews have an opportunity to “wipe the slate clean.” Each Rosh Hashanah, we reflect on our actions of the past year and seek forgiveness for those we have wronged. We attempt to take moral responsibility, make amends, and commit to change.
It seems that the new Pope is also taking the same approach as he begins his first few months in office.
In a heartfelt message to the Jewish people this week, Pope Leo XIV, the first American-born pontiff, has offered a reset of sorts in the Vatican’s dialogue with the global Jewish community. In a letter addressed to Rabbi Noam Marans of the American Jewish Committee, Leo pledged to continue to strengthen the Church’s dialogue with the Jewish people.
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