1 SHAMASH.ORG /usr/www/wwwhc/listserv/archives/mochin October 2006 2 893 37_YOM KIPPUR 5767 -- 2006-7 THE MISSION14_David S. Devor13_devor@USA.NET30_Sun, 1 Oct 2006 11:29:16 +0200638_windows-1252 B'S"D

Dear Mochin Subscribers, PMF Associates and Friends,

Tonight and tomorrow, until dark, is Yom Kippur. For those who wish
to brush up on the meaning of this holiday, there is plenty on the net.

This holiday, by its very nature, reduces us to our essentials to such an
extent that it is said that we resemble the angels and we dress in white
accordingly. The spiritual bounty it bestows provides abundance for the
joyful festival of Succoth that comes next week. Paradoxically, Yom Kippur
itself is considered particularly joyful in spite of its solemnity and being the
day on [...]34_1Oct200611:29:16+0200devor@USA.NET 896 1069 51_SECRETS OF THE HIGH HOLIDAYS - Succot 5767 - 2006-714_David S. Devor13_devor@USA.NET30_Fri, 6 Oct 2006 14:11:17 +0200377_windows-1252 B'S"D

Dear Mochin Subscribers, PM Associates and Friends,

Tonight and tomorrow constitute the first day of the 7 day festival of
Succot that will culminate, next Friday, with Hoshana Raba followed
by an 8th day called "Simchat Torah/Shmini Atzeret." For those who
are not familiar with it, the order of the High Holidays is as follows: [...]34_6Oct200614:11:17+0200devor@USA.NET