Ok, you whiner … here’s a story for the blog, if you think it’s suitable … note: I have to go back 15 years to think of a good story …<\/p>\n
But it comes to my mind each year at this time, when Rosh Hashanah begins.\u00c2\u00a0 As you know, we are not Jewish (not anything really), but when young son was 3 or 4, and his friends were celebrating, he was asking many questions. Which, like the fool that I am, I tried to answer.\u00c2\u00a0 On the lovely September Saturday when Rosh Hashanah began, we were taking a family walk along Crane’s Beach.\u00c2\u00a0 Because of all the questions, I was telling Chris a few of the stories and traditions\u00c2\u00a0surrounding this “new year” holiday … including the tradition of Tashlich. This lovely custom, I told him, involves taking bits of bread and throwing them into a river or ocean to symbolize throwing away one’s sins … which led to a very short explanation of “what is a sin”!\u00c2\u00a0 Yikes, I was in too deep now – but the best I could do was to say that a sin is something that you do that you feel really bad about, that you know is wrong.<\/p>\n
Young son was quiet for awhile, then as we watched the ocean waves, he started running around gathering shells… creating a pile.
\nVery serious.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n
“What are you doing,honey?”<\/p>\n
“I have to throw these in the water” (he starts furiously throwing shell after shell, into the waves.)<\/p>\n
“Why do you have to do this?”<\/p>\n
“I have to throw away my sins.”<\/p>\n
(I admit, I start to laugh) “Honey, you could not possibly have any sins …”<\/p>\n
“YES I DO” (more furious throwing).<\/p>\n
“What do you think is a sin?”<\/p>\n
“When I get mad at you and think bad thoughts…..”<\/p>\n
oh….. he collects more shells …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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