mysweetisrael

For the first time in the adult life, I asked off for Rosh Hashanah. That's not to say that I've worked every one since I had the choice, but I've never asked off for it.

So why the change?

The main reason is that I want to show that God is more important than work. I want to show that work is not my priority. I'm prone to becoming overly involved in my job, and I don't want to be that way anymore. I need to get my priorities straight. Taking off for Rosh Hashanah will help center me.

I'm not sure if I'm going to services, though. Just the thought of going makes me squirm. I haven't been to temple since I was maybe 20 or 21 (unless you count my grandfather's funeral a few years ago). I quit going because I don't feel much of the divine in Torah-worship and ritualistic chanting and singing. I don't get along well with organized religion. I feel like almost as much of an outcast in a temple as I do in a church. Whenever I attend Jewish services I perceive a significant amount of idolatry. It brings out my inner radical monotheist. Abraham didn't have the Torah. Neither did Noah, and Moses went quite some time without it. I don't believe in book veneration. (Except for the Lord of the Rings .)

Does this make me more of a God-ist than Jewish?

Peace,
msi.