Eliezer Diamond of JTS. Vidui is an essential - according to Rambam, the essential - element of the teshuvah process. We will examine its transformative power drawing on rabbinic wisdom and insights from psychology and twelve step programs. In particular we will look at its dual role of challenging and comforting us.

Recorded live at the Community Beit Midrash on September 26, 2017. Dr. Eliezer Diamond represented JTS.