Yom Kippur

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Yom Kippur is the holiest day in the Jewish Calender. A day of fasting, soul searching and repentance.

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A parable:

A Jewish peasant boy came to the big town to celebrate Rosh Hashanah.

But found himself without his prayer book.

The wheel of his cart had come off right in the middle of the woods and it distressed him that this day should pass without his having said his prayers.
He thought:
“The Holy One blessed is enthroned in the heavens and we pray all year long to Him. We especially pray during these two days of Rosh Hashanah when the whole world is being judged and each person is being judged for the rest of the year.
“But I forgot my prayer book”.

So this is the prayer he made:
“I have done something very foolish, Lord.
“I came away from home this morning without my prayer book and my memory is such that I cannot recite a single prayer without it.
“So this is what I am going to do:
“I shall recite the alphabet five times very slowly and you, to whom all prayers are known, will put the letters together to form the prayers I can’t remember.”

And the Holy One said to his angels,
“Of all the prayers I have heard today, this one was undoubtedly the best because it came from a heart that was simple and sincere.”

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Every year we stand before our God and request forgiveness from him for all the transgressions we have committed before him. Before we can stand before our God and beg forgiveness, we first must beg forgiveness from our fellow man.

If I have purposely or inadvertently harmed, offended, insulted or otherwise caused someone to think bad thoughts about me, I sincerely apologize and hope that you can forgive me, and know that I wish to forgive all those who may have done the same to me.

If you believe in this or not, may you still have a wonderful year and may nothing but good favor and fortune be your lot over the coming year

May you be Signed into the books of health, wealth and happiness

[USSWisconsin]

Happy Yom Kippur - all the best

May you be Signed into the books of health, wealth and happiness forever