Yom Kippur begins in a few short hours and I need to scoot out for a short hour run before the fast begins, but i was thinking about how perplexing it is when we wish people an easy fast. The point behind fasting is so that we experience anguish and cleanse ourselves of any wrongdoings.
Given, twenty four hours is hardly long enough to cause anguish for most people except when dehydration sets in. Still why do we bother wishing people an easy fast out of courtesy? Why denigrate the effort that it requires for some people?
About Me
- Shawna
- No longer late twenties (dirty thirties have arrived)Canadian in Israel loving the diversity of the middle east and determined to spite it all and make that small differance while hoping and working feverishly for change and peace all at once.
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