by snarly | Jul 16, 2019 | Religious Apologies
Writer/editor Liz Galst shared this wee teaching with Congregation Beit Simchat Torah in NYC and kindly gave us permission to post on SorryWatch. It seemed…relevant. Take it away, Liz! In [last] week’s parasha, Chukkat, the Israelites are complaining again....
by snarly | Aug 18, 2017 | Institutional Apologies, Religious Apologies
SorryWatch exists because good apologies are hard. When human beings are challenged on our behavior, we often react with defensiveness. We may obfuscate a bit. We may make excuses. And this is natural. No one wants to feel uncomfortable; it’s not fun to examine...
by snarly | Sep 21, 2015 | Personal Apologies, Religious Apologies, Youth apologizes
Over at Tablet Magazine (where Snarly is a columnist) there is a delightful comic about all the different apologies the artist owes for long-ago incidents. It’s funny and also sad. Read the whole thing here. I also loved this story, which reads almost like a...
by snarly | Aug 10, 2015 | Artistic apologies, Religious Apologies
As you may have heard, a romance novel between a Jewish prisoner and an SS Commander, set in a concentration camp during World War II, is stirring up some mishegas. It came to a head when an author and critic, Sarah Wendell of Smart Bitches, Trashy Books, shared her...
by sumac | Aug 6, 2014 | Media Apologies, Political Apologies
Let’s start with the apology: I wish to express deep regret and beg forgiveness for an article I authored which was posted on 5TJT.com, Times of Israel and was tweeted and shared the world over.I never intended to call to harm any people although my words may...