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...than God. In Joy, an aging rabbi mourns the death of his daughter and loses his faith. He concludes that "the atheists are right. There is no justice, no Judge." But one dark mystery is supplanted by another. His lost child appears and asks him to join her after Rosh Hashana. He resumes his duties and then dies with a message: "One should always be joyous...
...found out we were dealing with a very serious government, bent on a settlement," Gazit says. But he is quick to point out the lighter side of the difficulties. "The negotiations were in September and between the Moslem Sabbath on Fridays, and Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur falling on Sundays and Mondays that year, it made for amusing negotiations and necessitated and two consecutive 24-hour sessions," he says...
Speaking on the eve of Rosh Hashana, when Frank--who is Jewish--could not respond, Battista accused the longtime state representative of trying to legalize prostitution and allow X-rated films on television...
...talk to me about football on Rosh Hashana. You say you can't understand why our New Year is in the fall. It's all right for Harvard to start school in the fall. It's all right for Harvard to begin its football season in the fall. So, why can't we have Rosh Hashana in the fall...
...will take the spirit of the holiday with me. I will be praying for a new beginning. (Harvard football really could use one.) Besides, Rosh Hashanah is a festive holiday: I'd never think of going to a football game on Yom Kippur...