Rosh Hashanah is the time when Jews take stock of their lives and consider new beginnings. Perhaps the most significant and meaningful change that Jews should consider this year is a shift away from diets that have been having devastating effects on human health and the health of our increasingly imperiled planet. While many Jews seem to feel that the holiday's celebration can be enhanced by the consumption of chopped liver, gefilte fish, chicken soup, and roast chicken, there are many inconsistencies between the values of Rosh Hashanah and the realities of animal...
by Judith Felsen
My Love, You made for me a garden
filled with care and sown with grace.
Your seedlings flourish,
offerings of life and sustenance.
Each shining leaf extends a blessing
from Your heart to mine,
delicious kisses placed upon my lips,
digested gratefully with prayer.
There is no source but You and through
Your garden light does grow.
Unseen and present yet,
Your harvest makes me one with You.
For this and so much ...
