Happy Rosh Hashana!

It’s the Jewish New Year and today I was helping a friend deliver honey bears to people she’s done business with over the years. Then we had ice cream. Apples and honey are traditionally eaten to bring in a good and sweet year as part of the holiday. Other than Yom Kippur, which is coming up, most Jewish holidays have a big focus on food.

She told me that Rosh Hashana is the time when God judges the world and decides who will get what, who will live and who will die this coming year. The week between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur is the time when people are supposed to apologize for things they have done wrong and forgive others so that the year starts out clear of resentments.

Then on Yom Kippur everything is sealed in the book of life. I was told once that the reason people don’t eat or drink on Yom Kippur is so that they can be like the angels in Heaven for a day. (Angels don’t eat or drink anything). It’s a part of standing before God, asking God for forgiveness and being given another chance at life. That’s pretty cool.

Blessings!
Laura

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