Daily Chizuk #0744

The Chida writes in the name of the Ramak, "אין דבר שמכשיר את הנפש ומכפר על עוונה – there is nothing that can purify the soul and atone for sin – כמו שומע חרפתו ושותק – like when someone is shamed and he stays quiet and forgives the person for what he did – זה יותר מכל התעניות והסיגופים שבעולם – and this accomplishes more than any amount of fasting or self-inflicted pain that exist in the world.
Yom Kippur is a day of forgiveness. We want Hashem to forgive us. The more we’re able to forgive others, the more we’ll be forgiven. And, if doing that is extremely difficult, it will only make the rewards even greater!