The Forgiveness Experiment: Take Back the Pen, Put Down the Poison

What would your life look like if you stopped waiting for an apology, stopped replaying the hurt, and stopped allowing yesterday’s pain to occupy today’s heart? In this deeply personal and practical talk, delivered at JLI’s 20th Annual National Jewish Retreat in Doral, Florida, Rabbi Yisroel Bernath explores forgiveness not as a one-time declaration, but as a spiritual practice of reclaiming your life. Drawing on the biblical story of Joseph, an ancient teaching about Rabbi Abba, Jewish...