Our High  Holidays are over; War is still going on. The  Holidays have made me a bit reflective. Here it is: 'We come into this world al...

  I'm taking a break from blogging  to prepare for and welcome our High Holidays  which are:   New Year (Rosh Hashana) , Day of Atonemen...

  The 25 hours of Fasting  are over.   Hopefully, Fast and Prayer have got me a good final sealing in the Book of Life for the New Year. The...

The 25 hours of fasting (from Friday at 18 p.m. till Saturday 19 p.m.) are over.  As I advance in age, the anual fast of Yom Kippur (the ...

synagogue, shofar blowing , men with prayer shawls(talit) , kapparot I'm not religious, but there are certain religious customs that I r...