Unetaneh Tokef doesn’t hold back. Who will live and who will die; who by fire and who by water. We are about to stand before an all-knowing King who reviews our entire year under a magnifying glass, and each of us knows, in our heart of hearts, where we fell short. We could have been kinder, softer, more patient. We could have given more and wasted less. Part of me wants to lean into that imagery. But fear isn’t the whole story, or even the main one. Let me explain with a sto