Holidays Passover A Jewish holiday (Pesach) celebrated for eight (or seven) days beginning on the 15th of Nisan and commemorating the deliverance of the ancient Hebrews from slavery in Egypt. But what is it all about - really? Find out more here. Sukkot A Jewish festival, the Feast of Tabernacles, celebrating the fall harvest and commemorating the desert wandering of the Israelites during the Exodus: observed from the 15th to the 22d day of Tishri. Definitions seldom show us depth, hopefully we can help to fill that void here. Filling the Void Between Us No matter how many try to preach tolerance, there will always be a void between us to some degree. From a close and personal level of you and those you interact with daily. To a global scale of different peoples, as in the void that might be between Jews and Christians. This void might not completely disappear, but it can be overcome. Here are some ways. In Us What does it mean to have a void within oneself? Does it mean we are lacking something or is something present that shouldn’t be? What it is not, is any indication of a lack of self worth. A void is not an admission to failure or an end- of-the-line situation. We all have voids in us; many are unknown even to its owner. Let me share some of those voids I have noticed and how to contend with them. |