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I took a COVID test this past Sunday and tested negative. Tonight I'll be going to my parents to spend Rosh Hashanah with them and my brother- my sister and her family are skipping this one, what with the three month old and all. We've booked holiday tickets in the shul's outdoor tent. It's going to be a weird new year.

It has been a weird six months and it will continue to be weird moving forward, I don't really know what to expect or want from the new year other than for as many people as possible to stay healthy. Over the holiday we'll read a number of prayers reflecting on the idea that this week, God is standing in judgement over all of us for the next year. True Divine Justice, not some human idea of fairness or equity or right, but a perfect combination of mercy and truth. That is terrifying, particularly this year. The Rabbis teach that all we can do in the face of it is have faith in God's goodness. And remember that in spite of all the bitter we've seen in the last few months, we have also seen sweetness.


I appreciate all of you guys, and wish you all a sweet and good New Year.