Westchester Insider: Westchester County Legislator Mary Jane Shimsky 12th District: High Holiday Wishes.

 

Dear Friends and Neighbors,

Today at sundown is Rosh Hashanah – the Jewish New Year, which begins the 10-day High Holiday season for our Jewish residents in Westchester County and around the world. It concludes with Yom Kippur – the Day of Atonement -- on October 5th. It is a time for both celebration with family and friends, and a time for personal introspection, contemplation, and remembrance of those who have passed.

The acknowledgment of “the sweet and sour” in life is reflected in many aspects of Jewish culture – in the foods that are served, the songs that are sung, the prayers that are chanted. Throughout our lives, we rejoice and we mourn, we have ups and we have downs. In the past couple of years, we’ve experienced this even more.

But, the wish is for a year that promises more sweet than sour and to have the fortitude to get through rough times when they come.

Shana Tovah – good year to all!