Yom Kippur started at sundown yesterday.<br><br>Why, if the "work" of Yom Kippur for the individual is to find atonement only for sins between man and God, did my Jewish friend come to me a couple of days ago telling me he couldn't participate in Yom Kippur with a clean conscience unless he asked for my forgiveness for a lie he told me, and wanting to make up for the damage he did?<br><br>I forgave him, of course. Regretably, I was a bit stunned and at a loss for words. He saw my discomfort and said, "Just forgive me and we'll talk about it later." And I *do* want to talk to him about it! <br><br>The *really* important question in my mind is, what can I say to help him understand why his reliance on this ritual observance really has no effect on his atonement/salvation?<br><br>Thanks in advance for suggestions, especially those that cite a Scripture I can share with him.<br><br>--Cecil