If it's our Day of Judgment, why are we so happy?

by Lori Palatnik

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Published: Saturday, September 08, 2007

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Visitor Comments: 13

  • (13) Yisroel Pollack , September 16, 2007

    G'mar Chasima Tova!

    This is too good. I'm not going to detract from it by sticking in my two cents.

    YP

  • (12) Anonymous , September 13, 2007

    Thank You

    Shana Tova to all of you.I wish to thank all of you who work so hard to
    prepare these articles for despath by
    email,worldwide.Thank you menon

  • (11) dad , September 12, 2007

    Your father in Heaven will see you through

  • (10) Anonymous , September 12, 2007

    LOVE YOU LORY GOD BLESS YOU AND HAVE A HAPPY ROSH HASHANA.WITH YOUR FURTUNATE HUSBAND AND KIDS.

  • (9) Ruth Housman , September 11, 2007

    All RISE!

    This is a sweet message for a sweet New Year. There are many paradoxes in life and Rosh Hashonah is one.
    Why? I do think we ought to be thinking all year round and asking forgiveness before the "Head" of the year.
    And often, I am wondering about the deeper paradox, about being written into another year because this isn't just about being a good, compassionate person. Being written into the BOOK says something about script and scripted. Perhaps the more Sufi, more Kabalistic notion, that we are all aspects of the divine hold here, and what we divine, about our lives, at the deepest level has to do with creation itself and being an integral part of this weave. There are layers here. I am meely posing the question because forgiveness is such a deep topic, perhaps one of the most profound of all topics, and surely the essence of "the journey". Maybe we are all held accountable but then, I do think God is also accountable to us all. And for this, this Yom Kippur, I forgive God, because I surely love this creation and reverence all.

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About the Author

Lori Palatnik

Lori Palatnik is an author and Jewish educator who has appeared on television and radio and has lectured on five continents, illuminating traditional practices and life-styles for our contemporary world. She and her husband, Rabbi Yaakov Palatnik, live in Washington, DC, where she is the Executive Director of The Jewish Women's Renaissance Project of Aish DC.

Lori is the author of "Friday Night and Beyond—The Shabbat Experience Step-by-Step"; "Remember My Soul", which explains the Jewish concepts of soul and the afterlife and a guide to anyone who has ever lost a loved one; and "Gossip—Ten Pathways to Eliminate It From Your Life and Transform Your Soul", featured on "Dr. Laura" and FoxNews.com.

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