l'shanah tova

my dad took it upon himself to sign my name on this e-mail to all his cronies:

"LIVE, LAUGH, LOVE AND BE HAPPY

This week, Jews began their 5770th 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 a single suicide bomber 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 100 years of hateful terrorism.

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, this is what we'll pray for with all the strength in our hearts.

Best wishes for a New Year filled with good health, happiness, laughter, success, joy, and kindness!

Joel, Francine, Aaron & Sarah "

thanks dad

Imagine, we did this without a single suicide bomber and without flying airplanes into skyscrapers.
Imagine, we did this without a single suicide bomber and without flying airplanes into skyscrapers.
Imagine, we did this without a single suicide bomber and without flying airplanes into skyscrapers.

happy new year