It is a Jewish tradition to throw one's sins away on the holiday of Rosh Hashana. Most people search for a fish pond, a nearby lake or stream, sometimes a fish tank. (I'm not kidding.) When we lived in Brooklyn many years ago, we walked for miles to Kings Highway to stand in a crowd 15 deep, looking kind of at a little hole in the ground that supposedly had water in it. Um, not, really the best way to observe the ceremony of Tashlich (throwing our sins to the fish).
On Saturday night after Rosh Hashana, my clients from Ashkelon called to share what an amazing Rosh Hashana experience they had. For the first time in their family's collective life, they did Tashlich in a b-i-g way. They walked five minutes from their apartment to the Mediterranean Sea. And there, they threw all the sins that they could think of right out to the fish. They really felt that they had celebrated Rosh Hashana in a special way this year.
That's what owning a home in Israel is all about - experiencing Jewish life to its fullest. I was so happy for them, and I was even more pleased that I was part of making everything feel special for them. When they arrived at their apartment in Ashkelon, everything was set up the way they like it, and the fridge was filled with everything they chose (even Arizona Ice Tea).
Owning a home in Israel is a dream come true.
Wishing everyone a happy healthy new year, peace and all good things.
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