a former beau who happens to be
at the wedding.
Sure you are appalled, but can
you imagine the feelings of the
groom?
This is an accurate description of
what happened at Sinai with the Jew-
ish people. God was the groom, the
Jewish people the bride, the mountain
the canopy and the iwo tablets con-
taining the Ten Commandments, the
wedding ring.. Ail of a sudden the
bride bolted from under the canopy
anc embraced an old beau, the gold-
en calf. Can you imagine the feelings
of the groom !
Yet, 80 days later, with a
reprieve from God, on Yom Kip-
pur day, Moses came down from
Sinai with the second set of
tablets. It was on this day that
od, with incredible mercy, com-
pletely forgave ..Js for the sin of
the tragic happening of the gold-
en calf, as He once again pre-
sented to us the wedding ring we
abused the first time around.
Herein lies the power of Yom <ip-
pur. No matter how grave our sin,
on Yom Kippur, God is ready to for-
give us. As we approach that
spoke of the wheel, the spiritual
energy of forgiveness is there for us
in vast amounts. We can achieve
forgiveness for ourselves on Yom
Kippur by sincerely reflecting on our
past and committing to do better in
the coming year. Did I study
enough Torah last year? Did I give
enough charity? Have I done
enough acts of loving kindness for
my fellow man? Am I fulfilling the
obligations that are incumbent upon
me? Did I achieve success at the
expense of others? Did I give God
his due or am . guilty of worship-
ping my own golden calf of sorts?
On Yom Kippur, I accept to put
forth greater effort to be the best
person I can be. In the merit of such
sincere commitments on this special
day, God will surely forgive us and
grant us a happy and healthy new
year. Li
Best Wishes For A
Happy New Year
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