Ringing in 5768
L’Shanah Tovah – or as they say in American – may you be inscribed in the book of life. Tonight begins Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year, the year 5768 in the Jewish calendar. Rumor has it that God sits on a throne and opens the book of life for animals and humans and decides who shall live, who shall die, who shall prosper, who shall be poor, etc. That’s why, in ten days, Yom Kippur follows and Jews around the world fast to atone for their sins and wipe the slate clean for the new year. For the first time, I wont be home for YK, instead I’ll be in Shanghai and my day of meditation will be short circuited by this inconvenience.
Peace in the world, peace in the middle east, and health and happiness to all on this new year.