very good yom kippur

back home from spending pretty much all day at the shul (another word for synagogue, basically). it was really, really good. i used to get pretty depressed about yom kippur because it made me think of all the things i regretted doing in the previous year, and who likes to think about that? but at one point, i realized (or, more likely, it was pointed out by a rabbi sometime) that really, yom kippur is a joyful occasion because it's a chance to apologize and start over with a clean slate, which is something that doesn't happen in most situations. it's like G-d saying, "yeah, you did some not-so-good things and you should feel bad about them, but as long as you come to Me truly repentant, I'll forgive you and let you try to do better next time."

so on top of yom kippur being in general a good day, this year, the fast was actually both easy and meaningful. i wish that for people every year, and it's usually a little true for me...and this year, it was much more than a little true.

( cut for rambling )

more to come in the next entry, what with minor epiphanies and all.