tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7907752.post109535849225233838..comments2024-03-27T07:18:39.229-05:00Comments on In Medias Res: Rosh HashanahUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7907752.post-1096634388174508122004-10-01T07:39:00.000-05:002004-10-01T07:39:00.000-05:00Just getting caught up with my reading and I loved...Just getting caught up with my reading and I loved this post. One of the great things about being Jewish is that the New Year's festivities last all the way to Simcah Torah when we end/start the Torah portions. And surprisingly, unlike just about every other LDS, I know, you actually seem to get Judaism. Rosh Hashanah is not about going to temple, it is about the meals with the family before and after, just as Yom Kippur isn't about temple but about repenting (not quite the right word, but I'm still on my first cup of coffee) for ones sins and vowing to do bettter next year.  <br /><br /><A></A><A></A>Posted by<A><B> </B></A><A HREF="http://www.blogger.com/r?http%3A%2F%2Finmedias.blogspot.com%2F2004%2F09%2Frosh-hashanah.html%23comments" TITLE="dsalmanson at springside dot org">David Salmanson</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7907752.post-1096402553326087532004-09-28T15:15:00.000-05:002004-09-28T15:15:00.000-05:00I once asked my dad why we celebrated christmas if...I once asked my dad why we celebrated christmas if we didn't believe in christ (we're atheists), and, without missing a beat, he said, "We celebrate Halloween and we don't believe in ghosts; why give up a perfectly good holiday?" I think he was on to something.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7907752.post-1095779206984294692004-09-21T10:06:00.000-05:002004-09-21T10:06:00.000-05:00I plant my Tomatoes on Easter Sunday (for added su...I plant my Tomatoes on Easter Sunday (for added support), and eat the first one on July 4th! -BobAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com