A Good & Sweet New Year!

Thoughts on the New Year. These ten days between (including) Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur are known as the ten days of Repentence, where everyone does their best to fix up their not-so-desirable behavior, seriously review their deeds and how they can have a better relationship with G-d.

Of course, this is not just a procrastination, "oh, I have ten days, I better work on myself" kind of attitude. As I might have mentioned before, there are different times in the Jewish year that are more conducive to different things one might want to work on. Like, for instance, Pesach is the time of freedom, so if you want to kick a habit, that's the time to do it. And so, this is the time to change your ways, to become closer to the ideal, to fix those mistakes. This is the time of year that G-d is particularly close and particularly empathetic to our attempts to become better people. You try a little, He helps a lot. What a deal!

So that's what I'm working on.

Gomara V'Chasima Tova!

Here are some pictures of one of my roommates (Shoshana - isn't she adorable!!!), and then my pink curtains, and one of my rugs. Enjoy!!