This public letter follows a highly publicised meeting with Rabbi Yoshiyahu Yosef Pinto in November, where West sought forgiveness in person for his anti-Semitic remarks. Kanye’s illness explains much but justifies littleTogether, the meeting and this letter form the latest chapter in a familiar sequence of scandal, apology and public reckoning for Kanye. Following his initial outbursts, Kanye also issued a written apology in Hebrew on Instagram in December 2022. Yet, despite the reach and more formal nature of the apology, the question remains as to whether it is sincere. Only through consistent, long-term change can the communities Kanye has harmed begin to believe the words he now writes.