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Wednesday, September 24. 2014

Rosh Hashanah and Time


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Rosh Hashanah, which begins tonight, is the first of the intense ten Days Of Awe (or Repentance) that ends with Yom Kippur. Is ten days enough time to make good on our better selves and set a course for a better year and life ahead? For some it may be. For most of us however, it takes many years to set ourselves straight with others and with G-d’s desires for how we should live. It really doesn’t matter as long as you get there. What does matter is the realization that every day that goes by without thinking about it, without in some way working at it, is time lost forever and opportunities lost forever.



Shana Tova Umetukah  is the traditional greeting at Rosh Hashanah. It means I wish you a sweet and good New Year. It is up to you to make it come true.

Posted by Bruce Kesler in Our Essays, Religion at 06:51 | Comments (7) | Trackbacks (0)

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Shana tova umetukah, Bruce. Make it come true!
#1 Jephnol (Link) on 2012-09-16 13:23 (Reply)
Ditto, Bruce.
#1.1 Bird Dog on 2012-09-16 17:03 (Reply)
Happy Rosh Hashanah, and Shana Tova Umetukah to all, and most heartily to the tough and talented Jewish peoples.
#2 buddy larsen on 2012-09-17 00:44 (Reply)
Rock on !!!! u Shana Tova Sweeties !!!! Happy New Year from dianne...
#3 goldsmithdianne on 2012-09-17 16:36 (Reply)
... back atcha, Beam of Sunshine!
#3.1 buddy larsen on 2012-09-18 02:47 (Reply)
Although the prayers say "on this day the world was born" - the sages peg Rosh HaShanah to the sixth day of creation - the day man was created, sinned, and was forgiven.

The Hebrew word for "Repentence" is literally "return" - returning to our original selves as G-d created us, before false, selfish perceptions clouded our view.

Here's the other traditional greeting:
LeShanah Tovah Tikatevu VeTeChatemu - may you be inscribed and sealed for a good year!
#4 Ben David on 2012-09-18 14:47 (Reply)
I have a question about the Hebrew. I understand the days of Awe (No'ra'im) are rosh hashanna and yom kippur; the days in between are the days of repentance (different word I think)
Let me know
#5 ns on 2014-09-24 22:31 (Reply)

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