It's Yom Kippur, the Jewish day of atonement. Many will take time to reflect on the past year, asking how they could have done better. And, maybe, how they can put down their lizard.

Yom Kippur offers a way out of the silos of mutual mistrust and anger that animate not only Jewish communal life but the broader American body politic.

"It’s all about anchoring yourself to Jesus Christ," said Brother Sean R. Dixon, who brings 30-plus years as an instructor and administrator in Seminaries and Institutes of Religion to his new calling ...