This is a big day for Jews and Muslims. Rosh Hashanah, a time "when Jews Their focus is a relationship with God and with God's creation, began at sunset Wednesday and Eid al-Fitr, the three days of feasting and family gatherings to celebrate the conclusion of Ramadan, Begins at sunset tonight.
But the holy days of 2010 can not be simple celebrations. Constant head lines update the latest Tensions starting with the still-has a plan to try to burn the Quran, the holy Scripture of Islam, is Saturday. This morning, President Obama called the it a "stunt" and "a recruitment Bonanza for Al Queda."
Christians and Jews world-wide are stepping up hourly Thurs denounce this as an act against all Believers Not only Muslims.
And everyone Remains confused about controversial plan to build a community center and prayer room two blocks north of Ground Zero. Organizers will build it? Who is Paying for it? Is it on faith in nature or is it Not?
Faisal Abdul Rauf, imam had an evasive Wednesday night interview with Soledad O'Brien on the Larry King Show. Asked specifically if they are very Intended Thurs build the center in Lower Manhattan, Rauf's answer was ...
It is this night, my Jewish friends are Celebrating Rosh Hashanah, and I wish Thurs wish them a happy Rosh Hashanah, Including Larry King, whose show is we are is tonight, Thurs and wish Them well. And in this peace, in this team, me Need to build peace. Peace is the name of our religion. Peace is how Muslims and Jews create EACH mutch. And Jesus Christ Said blessed are the peace makers, for They Shall Be Called the children of God.
Is everyone clear is this now?
Well, at least, in a way, this fits with the way Jews mark the 10 days Between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. It's a time "when Believers are Expected to search Their Souls and ask how Themselves They have lived in the year gone by and how They Might do better in the One to come.
For the second year, Reboot, a Jewish group out Thurs rev up culture, Rituals and traditions for contemporary Believers, has ITS 10Q project Underway. 10Q takes Rosh Hashanah imperative of Questioning oneself to the world with electronic billboards in Times Square and all other campaign places and a web site Where people are invited Thurs ask and offer answers reflect That is "values, Hopes and visions."
But the Days of Awe (Another way Jews speak of this 10-day period) Also Require some spiritual work on the front repentance. In the Jewish Daily Forward seven rabbis, authors and Scholars Contribute to a 2010 "Al Chet" - an update to the list of eternal Sins That Jews recite as part of the repentance Rituals.
There's always familiar hmmmm Sins of Pride, Anger, compassion and more Insufficient recall Thurs. But this year They take new forms-. The Forward article includes suggestions Thurs repent for the "sin of refusing Thurs sacrifice."
Rabbi Sharon Brous, rabbi of Ikar Founding, a spiritual community in Los Angeles, asks,
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