Rosh Hashanah also marks the beginning of the High Holy Days, a time of introspection, repentance, and renewal. .
The holiest of Jewish festivals, it is a time for repentance, for "teshuva".
There is no better time for repentance.
I spent most of my time in a state of repentance for things I had vividly desired to do but had not done.
Traditionally, the way to mark the end of the season of repentance, a time of taking oneself apart with fasting and prayer, is to hammer the first nail into a sukkah.
"This is an intense time for us of spiritual exploration, of repentance and asking forgiveness and giving forgiveness".
In Rumi's words: "Whoever you may be, come Even though you may be An infidel, a pagan, or a fireworshipper, come Our brotherhood is not one of despair Though you have broken Your vows of repentance a hundred times, come".
But though I had written it, and had managed to pass it on to my mother, I never admitted to doing so and throughout my time there I never signed a statement of repentance".
