Shana tova.
Today. Today is the day we sit, stand, pray, and throw bread in the water. Ten days later we fast. There is shofar, honey, and machzor. And then there is falling on our faces.
Shabbat Shalom.
Shabbat Shalom.
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A few years ago I spoke about Domestic Violence on Yom Kippur. Afterward, two very sweet members of my shul came up to me and said: "Rabbi, you should speak about such ugly things from the bimah. That doesn't happen here."