Image: Symbols of the New Year: pomegranate, apple, honey, and grapes. (Ajale / Pixabay)
I wish each of my readers a good and a sweet year in 5780, the year that begins at sundown tonight (Sunday.)
This is one of those Jewish holidays that commands us to step back from the world to whatever degree we can, to take stock, to regroup, to enjoy what we can and to make amends for anything we’ve done.
I know that for many of you, a day completely off is not possible. Maybe you are in a job you’ll lose if you miss, or maybe you are a new parent who hasn’t slept for a week and has to keep up with the needs of an infant. Maybe you are on disability, but you still have the tough job of being a mensch when life is really quite difficult. For all of you, I wish a bit of rest and a bit of peace.
For clergy friends who are in the midst of the annual marathon of services, I wish you health and strength to keep up with it all. I also hope that the people who like your sermons and the congregants who appreciate you are at least as vocal as the ones who don’t.
May 5780 be a good year for all of us, for the Jews and for the world.
L’shanah Tovah! Thank you for this blog. It continues to enrich my life. All love.
Kaeli, you were one of my first readers, I believe! Thank you so much for continuing to read. I wish you a lovely new year.
Shana Tova U’meteka!