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Education serves as the primary line of defense against crime and other psychological difficulties. Children exposed to adversity and emotional challenges may be susceptible to various risks, potentially leading to criminal activities. Forgiveness has been demonstrated as a healing influence in the lives of individuals who have experienced hurt and accumulated negative emotions due to life events. Understanding forgiveness from a young age, in both theory and practice, may facilitate improved relationships and psychological well-being. This article underscores the significance of forgiveness education, advocating for a culturally and theologically sensitive approach. In this article we will offer an example of integrating forgiveness education principles with insights from Judaic sources. The aim is to generate insights regarding theologically sensitive forgiveness in general by focusing on Judaism. As we demonstrate, the implications of this approach extend beyond the Jewish context, and our conclusions and recommendations are applicable to diverse cultures and religions worldwide. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

What is the role, if there is any, of our free will in the deterministic experience of being an addict? The acknowledgment of free will has theoretical, practical, and social consequences as well as an impact on those struggling with addiction. This article examines the freewill dynamic of people in active addiction and recovery phases through a Kantian lens, mainly in terms of autonomy and heteronomy, using the 12-step program as a case study. We show that free will and deterministic experience of compulsive use both manifest in addiction and recovery in a dynamic and episodic manner. We also show how heteronomy may be functional in recovery and in cultivating autonomous conduct. In addition to an interpretive grounding, we provide guidelines for the restoration of the individual's agency by assessing the factors enabling its cultivation in the 12-step program. This process converges into several procedural categories: diffused heteronomy, taking responsibility for the entrustment of will, the liminal stage with its nurture of autonomy and moral identity, and spiritual freedom. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]