Shanah Tovah, Nonprofits
Having grown up in a culturally, not a religiously Jewish home, I came to understand the value of Yom Kippur late in life. But with each passing year that I engage in the Yom Kippur ritual of fasting and my version of atonement and repentance, I appreciate the importance of the process more and more.
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My version of atonement and repentance is reflection: deep reflection on the year that was and how I behaved and carried myself in that year and how I Read more
Reflections on Reflecting
I don’t know whether it is because I have spent so much of my life in academia or because I am Jewish, and later in life decided to use Yom Kippur as a day to fast and reflect, but September is the start of new years for me. Not the time when you sing Auld Lang Syne and party. But the time when you reflect upon the past year and on what worked, what didn’t, what you want to change and what you want to Read more
September 5th, 2008 2 Comments 