Last week it was the Jewish New Year. The difference between the Jewish New Year and the normal is that the Jewish holiday is the beginning of a week of repentence and asking for forgiveness whilst the normal new year is about celebration and fireworks. We do celebrate but there are many things leading up to Yom Kippur, the day of judgement. We will get judged by G-d and therefore need to repent our sins we've done this year.
For many people this might seem like a strange idea, how can we repent our sins for a whole year and not only that, we repent for everyones sins and not just our own. To be honest I didn't really understand the whole point when I was younger but the last couple of years it has brought another meaning to me.
We all make mistakes in our lives and no one is perfect. As much as we want to believe we've never hurt anyone or even ourselves we do it all the time. Just the way you might look and someone can hurt that person and we might not even be aware of it. That is why we need to repent these sins. There are so many other reasons for it too but this is a nice way to see it.
For me Yom Kippur and the jewish new year also became a chance to apologize to myself. I've done mistakes and I might not be proud of everything I've done but I can always change and I can always become a better person. Accepting that you're not perfect is also important and we all need to do that.
As important as it is to let the people around you that you've done something wrong and apologize it is important to let yourself move on from mistakes you've made. We can't blame ourselves for everything that happens to us and even if it was our fault we sometimes need to move on to actually become a better person.
So next new years eve, instead of just celebrating, think of what you've done this year and what you can do better. A new years resolution should mean more than just sticking to your diet or studying more. My new years is a way to close the previous year so I then can move on and start a new one learning more, becoming a better person and change the things I didn't like before. It is a resolution to myself and G-d and not a fake promise to a friend.
For many people this might seem like a strange idea, how can we repent our sins for a whole year and not only that, we repent for everyones sins and not just our own. To be honest I didn't really understand the whole point when I was younger but the last couple of years it has brought another meaning to me.
We all make mistakes in our lives and no one is perfect. As much as we want to believe we've never hurt anyone or even ourselves we do it all the time. Just the way you might look and someone can hurt that person and we might not even be aware of it. That is why we need to repent these sins. There are so many other reasons for it too but this is a nice way to see it.
For me Yom Kippur and the jewish new year also became a chance to apologize to myself. I've done mistakes and I might not be proud of everything I've done but I can always change and I can always become a better person. Accepting that you're not perfect is also important and we all need to do that.
As important as it is to let the people around you that you've done something wrong and apologize it is important to let yourself move on from mistakes you've made. We can't blame ourselves for everything that happens to us and even if it was our fault we sometimes need to move on to actually become a better person.
So next new years eve, instead of just celebrating, think of what you've done this year and what you can do better. A new years resolution should mean more than just sticking to your diet or studying more. My new years is a way to close the previous year so I then can move on and start a new one learning more, becoming a better person and change the things I didn't like before. It is a resolution to myself and G-d and not a fake promise to a friend.
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