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| Red Pepper Seeds |
We are
celebrating a new year full of surprises in this promise land; a land of milk
and honey, a land where no matter what happened, hope reigns.
The local
atmosphere today is peaceful; people smiling and wishing everyone Chag Sameach
(happy holiday); stores close early; houses being cleaned and the smell of the
various exotic foods is whiffing through my open window.
Since we count
the days from sundown to sundown, we will be having three successive
Shabbats. The shofar will sound tonight and people will go to
synagogues to hear the Shofar calls as part of Yum Truah. The Holy
Days continue until Friday and connect to the weekly Shabbat.
There will be no
public transportation - but the roads will be full of cars; most restaurants
will be closed - but people will be eating to overfull, and total rest is
expected - but everyone will be very tired at the end of it.
It is time for
a new beginning and it seems that around here one can stick a branch in the
earth and grow a tree. So I added a few red pepper seeds to some
cotton balls and saturated them with water. Hope grows - and the
seeds are my New Year Project.
267th Day of
Praise -
I thank God for
a growing year to all of us; a growth of health and happiness; of hope, peace and
the love of God.
Hoping,
Orith
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