Repentance and Atonement

“Turn back, rebellious sons, said the LORD, for I have claimed possession of you, and have taken you . . .”  Jeremiah 3:14a  Robert Alter Turn back – What does it take to achieve forgiveness and atonement?  Jeremiah says, “Repent and turn back.”  That’s what it takes.  But Leviticus 16:30 says that Yom Kippur brings…