Good morning.
Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year, began at sunset last night and continues for two days. Many. if not most American Jews only celebrate the first day and not the second, and only take one day off work off to attend religious services.
It is among the holiest days of the year for Jews. We begin a self-introspection period of our wrongs of the past year and ask the people wronged and God, for forgiveness. Ten days later, we celebrate Yom Kippur, the Day of Attornment, during which we ask for God's forgiveness for our past year's transgressions and in particular, ask that we be "Inscribed in the Book of Life" for another year (of life).
We celebrated with a traditional dinner last night. Wife took the day off. It is an important, but still relaxing day to enjoy, despite the gravity of the beginning of the "Days of Awe."
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