▁woman ▁will ▁pray ▁to ▁Al lah ▁for ▁forg iveness ▁and ▁promises ▁that ▁s / he ▁will ▁be ▁careful ▁not ▁to ▁commit ▁the ▁same ▁mistake / sin ▁ever ▁again . ▁ ▁J uda ism ▁ ▁In ▁J uda ism , ▁conf ession ▁is ▁an ▁important ▁part ▁of ▁att aining ▁forg iveness ▁for ▁both ▁s ins ▁against ▁God ▁and ▁another ▁man . ▁Conf essions ▁to ▁God ▁are ▁done ▁commun ally ▁in ▁the ▁pl ural . ▁During ▁Y om ▁K ipp ur ▁service , ▁Jews ▁conf ess ▁that ▁" We ▁have ▁s inned ." ▁In ▁matters ▁involving ▁off enses ▁against ▁a ▁fellow ▁man , ▁private ▁conf ession ▁to ▁the ▁victim ▁is ▁a ▁requirement ▁to ▁obtain ing ▁forg iveness ▁from ▁the ▁victim , ▁which ▁is ▁generally ▁a ▁requirement ▁to ▁obtain ing ▁forg iveness ▁from ▁God . ▁If ▁the ▁victim ▁ref uses ▁to ▁forg ive , ▁the ▁off ender ▁conf esses ▁public ly , ▁before ▁larger ▁and ▁larger ▁audience . ▁Conf ession ▁( vid uy ) ▁is ▁also ▁performed ▁on ▁one ' s ▁death bed , ▁if ▁at ▁all ▁possible . ▁ ▁Al co hol ics ▁An onymous ▁In ▁the ▁AA ▁Tw elve - Step ▁Program , ▁conf ession ▁is ▁made ▁in ▁Step ▁ 5 : ▁" Ad m itted ▁to ▁God , ▁to ▁ourselves , ▁and ▁to ▁another ▁human ▁being ▁the ▁exact ▁nature ▁of ▁our ▁wrong s ." ▁ ▁" If ▁we ▁decl ine ▁to ▁follow ▁through ▁with ▁this ▁step , ▁our ▁un - conf essed ▁s ins ▁will ▁ha unt ▁us , ▁resulting ▁in ▁the ▁dem