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G’mar Chatima Tova

Posted on October 1st, 2006 at 10:24 am by Meryl Yourish.

Filed under: Religion

Today is a full day, and tonight and most of tomorrow I will be in synagogue. I’m going to break my fast with Sarah and family, which means I won’t be getting home until late.

Posting will probably be about as light as my meals tomorrow. Until tomorrow night, of course.

You know, I blame my teachers in Hebrew school, but this time of year, I have never been able to shake the image of a giant, open book in the sky, waiting for Gd to write down what’s going to happen to me next year. Oh, well. It is kind of a neat image, after all.

G’mar chatima tova to my Jewish readers. To everyone else: No, it’s not acceptable to say “Happy Yom Kippur!”

I once sent in a donation to the public radio station in NYC simply because their DJ said, “This is WBAI, the station that will never wish you a happy Yom Kippur” during a pledge drive. (No, I didn’t do it on Yom Kippur.) Kathy something. Irish last name. Same name as a bar on Bloomfield Avenue in Clifton. It’ll come to me.

Rambling? Yes. Time to wrap things up.

Oh, yes. An easy fast to you, too.

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6 Responses to “G’mar Chatima Tova”

  1. great unknown Says:

    A constructive Yom Kippur, of growth and self-understanding, of a greater connection to G-d.

  2. velvel of atlanta Says:

    and have an easy fast

  3. Starhawk Says:

    G’mar chatima tova

  4. Don Singleton Says:

    If Happy Yom Kippur is not proper, what is?

  5. Meryl Yourish Says:

    Don, well, “Have an easy fast” is a good one, but the main reason you don’t want to say “Happy Yom Kippur” is because you’re saying “Happy Day of Atonement.”

    I really don’t think you’re trying to tell someone to be happy on the day they’re atoning for their sins. It makes you look silly.

    You can just wish us a happy new year on Rosh Hashana and you’re pretty much done with the holiday greetings.

  6. shaulie Says:

    Where on Bloomfield? I’ll drive by later and get you the name.

    (I’m in Passaic Park.)

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