Snippets — 5781

I've always thought how lucky we are, as Jews, to live in two worlds: the secular world, and the sacred world. Rosh Hashana is a perfect example of the good luck. Sometime before the end of the secular year, Jews start a new year. It is a sacred occasion, beginning a time of intense introspection leading up to Yom Kippur's atonement and fasting. Before the secular year ends, we get to hit the "reset" button, and it feels great, most of the time. There's an old canard that Jews aren't loyal to the place where they live, and to its government,...