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Prison saved his life and gave him a 2nd chance to make a difference in this world. Shawn has turned his life around, he now owns a successful fitness studio and runs a mentorship program for at-risk youth. The goal of this podcast is to bring motivational content but at the same time we will have hard conversations regarding our current society.

How do we know that God ( The Creator, The Universe, Karma etc) has truly forgiven us of Treason against him? Do we absolve ourself internally without due process? In other words, can we offhandedly say, “ God has forgiven me” and move about our everyday life? We can, but something seems to keep repeating itself and that is, we find it very difficult to forgive others of treason against us. The result, anger, hate, frustration, malice, evil envy...and every sort of divisive behaviors.

Experience teaches that the burden of guilt is as difficult as the burden of obligation. Philosophers note that irritation with this burden can quickly turn to resentment. So should Jews therefore be careful not to present themselves as victims? Does the same law apply to anti-Semitism? Howard Jacobson wonders if this chain of animosity can ever be broken.