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Year-Round Atonement
Books, movies and music that will remind you of your good intentions long after Yom Kippur is over

Whether you’re Orthodox or atheist, you’ve no doubt encountered non-Jewish works of art that resonate with fundamentally Jewish teachings about repentance and forgiveness. Yom Kippur asks us to atone for 24 hours straight, which seems like a power cleanse for the soul that's bound to wear off quickly.

Like New Year's resolution-themed gym fliers that get mailed in March, constant subjection to atonement art can help you stay sin-free well into 5768.

Jewcy asked three of our favorite writers to give us lists of films, songs and books that deal with expiation at the universal level. Stick the movies in your Netflix queue, download the songs from iTunes, one-click those books from Amazon. You'll have a twelve-month supply of gentle reminders that teshuva means saying you're sorry over and over and over again.

Film Picks, by Slate movie critic Dana Stevens Song Picks, by Slate music critic Jody Rosen Book Picks, by Elegant Variation blogger Mark Sarvas


Jody Rosen is Slate's music critic and the author of White


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Dana Stevens is Slate's movie critic.


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Mark Sarvas is the host of the literary blog The Elegant Variation.


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