Tonight marks the beginning of the Jewish year and tomorrow is the beginning of autumn - both quite auspicious.

I have been thinking that I'd blog throughout the days between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur about sins that I've committed against others - sort of as a way of publicly clearing my soul and conscience. However, I've been realizing for it to really matter, I'd need to actually approach several people that I have no interest in ever speaking to again. Or seeing. Or acknowledging their existence. Or...well, you get the point.

So what to do? I acknowledge that I "broke the rules" in my behavior either towards or regarding them. But my actions and words were in part a way of my getting past my hurt and/or anger regarding certain situations (can she be more vague???) so I can only see further contact as opening healing wounds and closed doors.

Is my feeling regret enough? Would publicly announcing it to all but the parties in question suffice? Do I have to name real names? Will my repentence have import if I still act/feel in the same way? Or will that/those issue(s) just have to be addressed again and again each Elul?