On this day before the night of Yom Kippur I publicly ask for forgiveness for any act or words that have unnecessarily caused you pain. Whether that act was done intentionally or accidentally I hope that you have in your heart to accept this plea. It could have been simply forgetting a greeting, not openly expressed gratitude or not having that tear in my eye for those in pain that has caused my light to be dimmed in their eye’s. Just as I ask G-D to see me in a brighter light I hope that those I’ve hurt in some way can turn on their own light toward me. In return I will try to a better person to you and to those I’m blessed to encounter, as I pray that G-D will lead us all to a new year filled with health, wealth, happiness… on this path we call life.