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been another day on
arly fall has
the calendar for me.
always conjured
As a kid, jan. 1 was a
up certain feel-
day to watch Michigan
ings and memories for
play in a bowl game and
me. As a Christian, I
keep playing with the
associated this time of
toys I just got for
year with going.back
Christmas. The only
to school, football and
thing
significant about
JIM K EEN
cider mills.
the
date
was that it was
Colum nist
When I first met my
part of the two happy
wife, who is Jewish, my
weeks of winter break.
outlook on this season
As an adult, Jan. 1 is a
changed forever.
day to (hopefully)
Helping her celebrate the High
watch Michigan play in a bowl
Holidays opened my eyes to a
game and start remembering to
whole new concept of New Year's
write the new year on my checks.
Day.
I don't think I attended a New
Today, my wife and I have two
Year's Eve party until about five
daughters, whom we are raising
years ago. I've always disliked the
Jewish. How our family observes
song "Auld Lang Syne." It reminds
the High Holidays is important to me of the movie The Poseidon
us. On Rosh Hashanah, we want
Adventure. You know, the one
our children to reflect about the
with Shelley Winters where the
mistakes of the past year, ask for
cruise ship turtles over? It gives
forgiveness, and think about how me the creeps.
we can improve in the coming
Then there are those rock-solid
year — a real New Year's Day.
resolutions that everyone seems
I didn't always understand
to keep for a grand total of three
Rosh Hashanah. When Bonnie
days. They always seem to be
and I first began dating back in
things like quitting smoking, los-
college, it was just a day for me to ing weight or cleaning out your
be supportive — put on a coat
sock drawer — always about
and tie and accompany her to
yourself.
services at Hillel. I was totally
I guess that's why I enjoy Rosh
lost to begin with.
Hashanah so much. The commit-
But after a while the holiday
ments we make are also about
grew on me. As I learned more
ourselves, but they are also to
about the Jewish New Year, I liked God and the world around us.
what I saw. It wasn't long before I
This is what we like to teach our
began associating early fall with
children. This is why I look for-
football and shofars. I began to
ward to the High Holidays.
feel comfortable with this con-
On Rosh Hashanah, our family
cept of beginning a new year —
goes to temple — usually the
much more so than I ever had
folk service designed for families
felt with our secular New Year's
with children. Afterwards, we
Day.
spend the day together. We go for
I feel about Jan. 1 the same
a walk, take our bikes around the
way some people feel about
neighborhood or float around
their birthday. Some like to play one of the nearby lakes. I don't go
down their birthdays by saying,
to work.
"Ahh, it's just another day on the
Even though I'm Christian and
calendar." I usually enjoy my
it's not my holiday, it is my fami-
birthday. Ifs Jan. 1 that's always
ly's holiday; and I am one of my

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