Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Truth on Yom Kippur

Yom Kippur has a lot to do with seeking atonement by repenting for all the misdeeds one committed throughout the year. It also has a lot to do with accepting God as the Creator and Ruler of the world. Indeed, at the climax of the final service of Yom Kippur, the Ne'ilah Service, we shout out "The Lord is God!" seven times.

Throughout the Yom Kippur services I could not help but focus in on the Truth of God as the following image was hanging off the wall directly in front of the room:
The image representing Harvard University contains the word Veritas, which means in Latin, truth. Hence, all of Yom Kippur "the truth" was quite literally hanging over my head.

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