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Jewish New Year resolutions

Josh Kaplan

Jews shouldn’t let October 7 change us for the worse

Our collective New Year’s resolution should be to keep an open mind and give benefit of the doubt

By Josh Kaplan

3 min read
TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - DECEMBER 30: Israelis perform during a rally calling for the remaining hostages to be released outside The Museum of Modern Art known as the 'The Hostages and Missing Square' on December 30, 2023 in Tel Aviv, Israel. Israel's PM Netanyahu announced an intensification of the fighting in Gaza whilst facing internal pressure to save hostages. Israel indicated 129 people remain unaccounted for after they were taken as hostages to Gaza during the October 7 attacks by Hamas. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images)