Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Shana Tovah
Ah me, the mixed emotions of a secular Jew on the high holidays.
Still, I love me some apples and honey, and I was happy to hear the Shofar. The Jewish New Year is so much more logical than the Roman one--fall is definitely a time for reflection and endings and beginnings, whereas the dead of winter is a time for being stuck in an idiotic rut!
Let's hope this year brings some good news, in our own lives and in the life of this country.
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Shana Tova to you as well. I, too, am a secular Jew. I do sometimes miss the shofar and certainly the ancient melodies on Yom Kippur. Time for reflection is so very important, and that, I believe, is the greatest lesson the High Holidays offer.
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Love,
Debbie
I'm late to the party, but happy new year anyway.
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