By Nancy W
Tonight begins Rosh Hashanah – the Jewish New Year (literally, the ‘head of the year’). These are some ideas we’ll be using in our home with the family this year: baking applesauce honeycake (recipe thanks to challahcrumbs.com), reading the (free!) book of the month we received in the mail from PJ Library (sign up here), and reflecting on touching stories though the Jewels of Elul project. I know that being a first-time parent has provided many challenges this past year and also opportunities for t’shuvah — returning to a better side of myself. A few days ago, my husband and I took the opportunity to apologize to one another for any missteps, impatience, or other shortcomings in the past year and then to forgive each other, ready to start this year fresh. Try it out with your family, too. May you all have a good and sweet new year.
