Stan Dubinsky shared this today, saying:
For those observing Yom Kippur, may you have an easy fast and a meaningful day of prayer …
… along with links to this Leonard Cohen song.
I knew the song, but did not realize it was, according to Wikipedia, based on the Unetaneh Tokef, an 11th-century liturgical poem recited on… Yom Kippur.”
I thought that was a cool new thing to know, so I pass it on.
Yom Kippur, by the way, begins at sundown.
Here is the relevant portion of the original text that inspired the song, translated from the Hebrew:
After I posted this, I saw that Mayor Steve Benjamin had sent out a Yom Kippur message:
Oy vey! Can you feel the love flowing throughout Columbia!
I’ve heard that it’s all you need…
Shalom y’all!
Alas, many in our culture have decided they don’t need any atonement. Now if only they would give up the custom of designating scapegoats.