The Jewish people have been punished repeatedly by God (so our tradition teaches us) for falling into sin and hypocrisy. Heck, the text from the prophets we read today, Yom Kippur, teaches us explicitly they God doesn't want fasting and sacrifices if it isn't accompanied by actual good deeds. Clearly, our tradition wants us to understand that we are just as vulnerable to "falling off the wagon" as anyone. But I see no understanding of that in most of my coreligionists. 2/?