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Something New
For A New Year
Mark Lichterman
AppleTree Staff Writer
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Wishing ../ed Our
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A Happy & 5kaithy .Vw Year!
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here is no need to look at a
calendar. Spend a few minutes
outdoors any evening and you
know, even though the leaves have
not yet begun to change, summer
has gone.
For those of us with children, the
start of school has occupied the last
few weeks. Once the big adjust-
ment has been made, however, we
face Rosh Hashanah and Yom
Kippur.
The challenge is to make these
two events important and meaning-
ful family and religious experiences,
as opposed to the obligatory
drudgery that they have become for
so many. Although they don't pro-
vide a complete solution, Web sites
provide some alternatives.
The first thing I noticed when I ven-
tured into the Jewish Web is an
increase in both the quantity and
quality of Rosh Hashanah sites.
Many more seem to take advantage
of improved technology by including
inter-activity apd sound through the
use of the Real Audio Player.
The first place I went to look for
sites was a search engine called
"The Maven." Located at
http://www.maven.co.il , this tool
provides easy access to anything
even vaguely, Jewish. I decided to
simply type the words "Rosh
Hashanah" and goof, off I went.
My first stop was a site operated
out of Montreal, http://www.web-
com.com/rel/shanatov.html, through
which for $15 Canadian you can
send new year's greetings to the
world. Just think, if he so desired,
some guy from Madagascar could
see that Moshe Pipick in Montreal
wishes his family in New York a
happy new year. What a world we
live in.
Since food obviously plays a great
role in Rosh Hashanah, almost every
site has some sort of recipe page. I
found the recipe for an elegant tradi-
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tional meal at http://www.bpe
.com/food/recipes/fiszer/rosh.html
. From soup to nuts this site provides
detailed instructions on preparing a (---\
number of traditional foods, and
does a particularly good job of
explaining the symbolism of each.
Several sites approach the season
in a comprehensive way. The site at
http://www.holidays.net/highholy-
days has a complete and easy-to-
understand description of Rosh
Hashanah and Yom Kippur. The site
opens with greetings, the dates of
the holidays and a map to guide
you.
The best site I found for younger
children is at http://www.virtual
.co.il/cityservices/holidays/rosh/ki
dsclub.html. Located in Virtual
Jerusalem, this "Kid's Club" provides
ideas and instructions for projects
off line. There are the obligatory
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coloring pages — the candles, sho- L\
far, traditional foods — which you
can print. Children also are given
clear and well-illustrated instructions
about making a Jewish calendar.
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There are three greeting cards, all
of which look fun and relatively
easy.
Clearly, such projects are intended
not only to provide an enjoyable
hands-on project, but also to foster
discussions, away from the comput-
er, about the importance of the Days
of Awe.
May you all have a happy and
healthy new year.