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hen I was younger,
Rosh Hashanah was
not a significant holi-
day to me.
I enjoyed Chanukah, of course,
because of the presents, and
Passover, because of the time off
from school.
However, Rosh
Hashanah was
simply a time to
skip school and
hang out with
my friends at
synagogue for
the day.
I did not truly
know or under-
DANIELLE
stand the signifi-
DAVID
cance of Rosh
Special to the
Hashanah and
did not truly
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appreciate the
beauty of the holiday. Now, as I
have gotten older and begun to
learn more about this day, it has
taken on a whole new meaning.
When I think of Rosh Hashanah,
I think not of just a new year, but
also of new beginnings. It is a time
to think of all the good and bad I
have done in the past year, to be
forgiven for the bad and to begin
the new year with a clean slate.
My favorite part of Rosh
Hashanah is tashlich, which is the
custom of throwing away your sins
in a body of water and praying for
those sins to be buried. It has been
tradition in my synagogue to walk
the teenagers down to the river off
Telegraph Road and be handed a
piece of challah to symbolize our
sins. Safe? Maybe not. Fun?
Definitely, yes. All together, we
begin throwing away our sins in

hopes of beginning a fresh new year.
This is just one of the many holi-
days within Judaism that stands out
from the others. Not many religions
dedicate a time for all to be forgiven
for the sins of the past year.
Moreover, not many religions give
the chance for you to have a new
start in life for the new year.
With Rosh Hashanah just around
the corner, we have to step away
from our past and look forward to
the new beginnings, our future.

❑

Danielle David, 17, daughter of
Pamela and Jacob David of
Farmington Hills, is a senior at North
Farmington High School. The family
is affiliated with Congregation
Shaarey Zedek in Southfield.

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Seeds Of Judgment

ave you ever thought
about a seed? Just a tiny
little apple seed, for
example.
The seed looks
miniscule and
insignificant. But
when you plant
it, what comes
out of it? A
whole tree with
many apples,
each of which
has more seeds

SIMCHA TZIPPY to create more
trees. In that one
COHEN
little seed, resides
Special to the
a veritable forest.
Even though it
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looks so small
and insignificant, it really contains
unbelievable potential.
Rosh Hashanah is comparable to
that seed. Rosh Hashanah, the Day