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Dear Editor:
Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish celebration of the Creation of the World and of Humankind, commonly called the Jewish New Year, begins sundown Wednesday, September 12.
The Jewish calendar places value on time. The Jewish Holy Days teach us to love and trust God, and to have love, tolerance and forgiveness for our fellows. We are taught to take stock of ourselves with rigorous honesty and humility. We are to work with God to release us from our defects and resentments as we cast them upon moving water in the Tashlich ceremony.
We are schooled not to squander time with pettiness, peccadilloes, judging, gossiping, excluding and finger-pointing, especially when we are all imperfect. We are reminded of the value of life, as we pray to be included in the Book of Life.
The Psalmist pleas: "Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom." (Ps 90:12.) My prayers are for all of us, this 'new year,' to be granted the wisdom to make each one of our numbered days count, and remembering: "This is the day God has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it." (Ps 118:24.)
Dr. Arthur Segal
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