The eve of Yom Kippur is almost upon us and supposedly, we are to reflect on the year and ask him/her to forgive us for the past year and keep us safe in the coming year.
I don’t know about you but I always found this whole thing a bit scary. I mean to think that I have no control over my being and that someone is deciding on who shall live and who shall die? I am certain in my heart that if there is a God, She/He will understand those of us who are ambivalent. I am certain She/He will understand why we feel the way we do and why we can’t follow it all, the way we were taught too. I love some of the traditional flairs of Judaism, they warm my heart and make me feel united with the religion.
So although I don’t pray, beg for forgiveness or ask for a smooth year, I do in many ways take this time out for reflection. As a Jew, which I am every bit of, and as a human being. I ask myself, what is it that I can improve, not only in my life but in someone else’s? How can I make this a better place for me, for my children and for the strangers and friends who pass my way.
If I’ve put a smile on your face when we’ve met, I hope you’ll remember to put a smile on the next person you encounter. To those who celebrate the Jewish New Year, may you all experience a good, clean, safe and healthy year.
In the meantime, I’m headed for bed early tonite and staying under the covers most of tomorrow. I plan to lay low……….
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