Shanah Tovah and Shubh Navratri
Today, my Jewish friends celebrate Rosh Hashanah , their New Year, by saying to each other, "Shanah Tovah," a beautiful greeting which means: "May you be inscribed in the book of life for a good year." According to Jewish tradition, God understands all languages, and the prayer that is conceived in one's heart always finds the way to God! Today, my Hindu friends celebrate the Festival of the Nine Days of Navratri , commemorating the Divine in its Feminine Form, who dispels ignorance. It is a time when the Goddess can literally re-structure our thoughts and the patterns in our minds and grant us divine intelligence. It is also a time, when good triumphs over evil, and true knowledge of the self is possible. And at this time, Hindus wish one another "Shubh Navratri," or Happy Navratri! Today, is a good day. It is a day for celebrating life. Michael Berg , the Kabbalah Scholar beautifully explains the meaning of Rosh Hashanah, and it speaks to us all, i...