tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2912576428113148491.post3603819351141874424..comments2023-09-05T05:17:47.798-05:00Comments on Boxer Rebellion: People are still going hungry so I am still fasting this yearjoshhill1021http://www.blogger.com/profile/00262725763812594725noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2912576428113148491.post-81289069247886427332009-10-07T14:23:07.059-05:002009-10-07T14:23:07.059-05:00Thanks boxer. I'm also something of a bagel Je...Thanks boxer. I'm also something of a bagel Jew, but one of the things that I like about this particular holiday is the notion, in Judaism, that atonement, or penance, is more about the "turning away from evil" and "getting back on the path of righteousness" than it is about confessing sins and starting with a clean slate. You can pick that up from the opening passages in the Reform High Holy Days prayerbook as written by their editor, Chiam Stern.Newsboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13244129832973543322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2912576428113148491.post-18500309270726006792009-09-28T09:56:08.652-05:002009-09-28T09:56:08.652-05:00I love the idea of fasting to help you be grateful...I love the idea of fasting to help you be grateful for the fact that you can eat.Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14956997477396182396noreply@blogger.com