rosh hashanah

Rosh Hashanah: Renew, Refresh, Reset

By AmyT on September 9, 2010

Today marks Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year: 5,771 years of a peoples’ history. May it be a sweet new year to all those of you who celebrate today!
In some senses, this holiday is considered the birthday of the world.
But perhaps more importantly, Rosh Hashanah is considered a time for personal renewal: not just to swear off our old bad habits, but to refresh and revitalize ourselves as human beings. We are tasked…

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Happy Birthday, World

By AmyT on September 30, 2008

(And Why Diabetes is Like Judaism…)
Today, Jews around the world are celebrating their traditional New Year’s holiday, known as Rosh Hashanah, which translates literally to “the head of the year.”  We eat apples and honey, to usher in the beginning of a sweet new year (no idea how to properly dose insulin for that, btw).  But it’s not only the beginning of a new calendar year; it’s considered a celebration of the Birthday of…

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