L'shana Tova
L'shana Tova
Poppy
Featured Actor Joined: 10/24/03
#1L'shana Tova
Posted: 9/29/08 at 12:57am
L'shana Tova
Tonight we Jews will begin our 5769 th year on this earth! Who would have believed this possible? If anyone had told Abraham that his people would be around this long he probably would have been astounded.
Imagine, we did this without beheading anyone on TV, without a single suicide bomber, without kidnapping and murdering school children, without slaughtering Olympic athletes, and without flying airplanes into skyscrapers.
We lasted this long despite 400 years as slaves in Egypt, 40 years of wandering in the desert, the mighty Roman army who nailed us to ten thousand crosses; despite the best efforts of fervent Crusaders, the Spanish Inquisition, Hitler's third Reich, Stalin's gulags, Arab wars of annihilation and 2010 years of hateful terrorism, hundreds of hate-filled UN resolutions.
How did we Jews do it? We survived by concentrating our efforts on education, love of family, faith, hard work, helping one another and a passionate dedication to life no matter what evil befell us.
We hung in there in hope the rest of the world would one day overcome its hatreds, jealousies, violence and join us in a life of cooperation and mutual respect.
We're not there yet, but we're still hopeful. And when so many of us enter our places of worship next weekend, this is what we'll pray for with all the strength in our hearts.
Best wishes for a New Year filled with health, happiness, laughter, success, joy, and kindness and may this coming year bring peace and security to Israel, to the Jewish communities in the Diaspora and to our planet.
5769 and counting! Happy New Year!!!
bwaylvsong
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/28/05
#2re: L'shana Tova
Posted: 9/29/08 at 7:57am
L'shana tova.
Have a happy New Year everyone.
Hi, Shirley Temple Pudding.
#3re: L'shana Tova
Posted: 9/29/08 at 8:12amGod bless. I think you should all party like it's 5999.
"It does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are 20 gods or no god. It neither picks my pocket, nor breaks my leg."
-- Thomas Jefferson
#4re: L'shana Tova
Posted: 9/29/08 at 8:28am
We hung in there in hope the rest of the world would one day overcome its hatreds, jealousies, violence and join us in a life of cooperation and mutual respect.
We're not there yet, but we're still hopeful. And when so many of us enter our places of worship next weekend, this is what we'll pray for with all the strength in our hearts.
May those of all faiths share this same wish. L'shana tova!
blueroses
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/18/04
#6re: L'shana Tova
Posted: 9/29/08 at 8:53am
We lasted this long despite 400 years as slaves in Egypt, 40 years of wandering in the desert, the mighty Roman army who nailed us to ten thousand crosses; despite the best efforts of fervent Crusaders, the Spanish Inquisition, Hitler's third Reich, Stalin's gulags, Arab wars of annihilation and 2010 years of hateful terrorism, hundreds of hate-filled UN resolutions.
How did we Jews do it?
How did we do it? BY WRITING MUSICALS!
Happy New Year, everyone!
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
#8re: L'shana Tova
Posted: 9/29/08 at 10:36amI am proud that we of different faiths can come together and wish each other happy new years in a decent christian fashion!
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