Timing is a consistent topic of conversation among most of my parent friends. Time is going so quickly! How can I find more time? Where did the time go? As we roll into August and begin to approach Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur all of this feels even more relevant. Both holidays are wonderful opportunities to slow down, take stock and think about time – how we use it, what we make of it and how we can improve it.
I’ve found that the holidays are an ideal time to settle down with my family and make the most of time. We go to family services, have family dinners, celebrate with children’s events, connect with extended family members and make it a point to step outside of the patterns of daily life. We take time off of work, we stay home from school and we spend time together, celebrating each other, the holidays and our culture. My husband & I always close out Yom Kippur with a renewed pride in and connection to our religious lives.
My resolution for this year (why wait till January?) is to hang onto that feeling. To extend our Jewish connection beyond the fall – to go to tot Shabbat, to engage in the Open Tent’s kids activities and to make Judaism and more regular part of our family life – and time.
