Happy Yom Kippur

Happy Yom Kippur

When you read this it is likely Yom Kippur has passed but I hope the day treated you well.

Before we go any further I must note I am not Jewish. Like you I am not part of most religious traditions. However I do not think that precludes me from seeing the value in those traditions or their celebrations.

In the same way a scientist may learn from a musician I think we can all learn from the traditions about us.

And I got a break from the day-job because of Yom Kippur so the least I can do is give thanks for the reprieve.

As I understand it Yom Kippur is about atonement, the ability for us to achieve forgiveness for us and others no matter the sins committed.

I’m sure someone steeped in the tradition can explain it far better than I, but even that little bit sounds so beautiful. That one of the oldest traditions of human kind is about atonement says so much about human nature.

So this eve, or whenever you read this I ask that you reflect on that. On atonement, forgiveness, the infinite hope of humanity stretching back as far we can imagine and further still. We can always make up for our misdeeds so long as we put in the genuine effort to do so and leave behind a better world than we came in to.

Thank you my dear friends and God bless;

~S. Wallace