SECTION 2 JUDAISM- TOPIC 2.2.6 FORGIVENESS Flashcards
The nature of forgiveness
Forgiveness is a conscious, deliberate decision on the part of a victim to release the feelings of resentment or vengeance
SOWAA FOR Jewish teachings on forgiveness
The Tenakh teaches that God is a god who forgives:
“I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin”
Jewish teachings on forgiveness
-bring about reconciliation!!!!!!!!!
the ten days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, Jews are expected to seek out anyone they have wronged and ask their forgiveness
-The Tenakh encourages people to forgive those who wrong them and try to bring reconciliation, and Jewish people should follow the teachings of the Tenakh- bring about atonement
Why do offenders need to be forgiven by the
community?
-in order to help them to reintegrate into law-abiding society so that they are part of society and will not need to return to a life of crime
How are offenders are forgiven by the community?
-Timpson, the key-cutting and shoe repair business, has
been running a rehabilitation scheme
-Bad Boys’ Bakery, established by celebrity chef Gordon
Ramsay at Brixton prison, to provide paid employment for those who have completed their training in the Bad Boys’ Bakery.
Why is restorative justice important for criminals?
-makes them realise the effects of their crime.
-It brings them face to face with their victims.
-It makes them realise that actions can have terrible consequences even when these were not intended.
-It helps them to determine to turn their backs on crime.
Jewish attitudes to restorative justice
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Jews are in favour of restorative justice because it is the only way of bringing peace and reconciliation between the criminal and the victim and that is what the Tenakh, Talmud and Mishneh encourage.
Restorative justice is helping the criminal to follow the advice of the Psalms and the Prophets:
“Turn from evil and do good”
“bring justice to the fatherless”
