New Years & New Beginnings for Gratitude, Mitzvot, & Community
This year, the Jewish New Year will start at sundown on October 2, 2016.
Rosh Hashanah. רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה. Head of the Year.
Our classes discussed and will discuss the High Holidays, including Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement) in both today’s session & during our next JCS session on Sunday, September 25, 2016 from 10 -11:30.
"A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step." -- Chinese proverb.
A new year is new, because it has never occurred before & will never occur again. It is like a single day or a single breath; it happens and once it is gone, it will never be repeated. There is a continuity in our becoming by virtue of the memories we carry of the past, but there is also a discontinuity, because each day is different from the others, with its own moods, challenges, and achievements.
"Today is the first blank page of a 365-page book. Write a good one." -- Brad Paisley.
Rosh Hashanah is a time to pause and be present. It’s a time to stop the days from merging into a continuity of routine. This reflection during the High Holidays offers us a chance to turn around, begin anew, and draw a new breath.
What can you do to take part in our JCS lesson of the day?
Please take a deep breath, think about the year, and join our classes who will be talking about Rosh Hashanah & what that newness means to them. As we hear the call of the shofar, let us open our hearts into fresh possibilities.
This year, the Jewish New Year will start at sundown on October 2, 2016.
Rosh Hashanah. רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה. Head of the Year.
Our classes discussed and will discuss the High Holidays, including Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement) in both today’s session & during our next JCS session on Sunday, September 25, 2016 from 10 -11:30.
"A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step." -- Chinese proverb.
A new year is new, because it has never occurred before & will never occur again. It is like a single day or a single breath; it happens and once it is gone, it will never be repeated. There is a continuity in our becoming by virtue of the memories we carry of the past, but there is also a discontinuity, because each day is different from the others, with its own moods, challenges, and achievements.
"Today is the first blank page of a 365-page book. Write a good one." -- Brad Paisley.
Rosh Hashanah is a time to pause and be present. It’s a time to stop the days from merging into a continuity of routine. This reflection during the High Holidays offers us a chance to turn around, begin anew, and draw a new breath.
What can you do to take part in our JCS lesson of the day?
Please take a deep breath, think about the year, and join our classes who will be talking about Rosh Hashanah & what that newness means to them. As we hear the call of the shofar, let us open our hearts into fresh possibilities.
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