Yom Kippur: Mercy Is Not a Compromise

Introduction

Sometimes looking at the Hebrew Bible, and perhaps even at life, it is easy to draw the conclusion that we are trapped inside the failures of the past. But what if failure is the secret to unlocking both life and the Divine relationship? All you have to do to live a life of renewed hope is realize that mercy is not a compromise.

Listen now to this class by Rabbi Mike Feuer recorded live at Pardes as part of the Pardes Community Education Elul Program. 

Mike Feuer

Rabbi Mike Feuer teaches Striving for the Divine, Rav Kook, and Jewish History at Pardes. He studied at Yeshivat HaMivtar, the Mir Yeshiva, and Sulam Yaakov, where he received rabbinic ordination and later served as Educational Director. Mike’s teaching combines rigorous textual analysis with a deep love of the poetry and spirituality found in Torah.

Since making aliyah in 2001, he has been the program director of a post-high school yeshiva and taught history, Jewish thought, and Bible in several Jerusalem yeshivot and midrashot. Today, as a consultant, spiritual counselor and creator of the Jewish Story podcast, Mike is driven by the power of story to shape our world.