..inscribed in the Book of Life. And if you're fasting for Yom Kippur, have an easy fast.
(no, we don't really think God is up there, deciding whether or not to write our names in the Book of Life. It's a metaphor)
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David Klinghoffer is looking for reasons to apologize. That's all I can conclude from his latest post at the Disco. 'tute blog: On Yom Kippur, Considering the Moral Meaning of Theistic Evolution.
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Yesterday was Yom Kippur, the Jewish holiday of atonement. It's traditional to fast on Yom Kippur for all the usual religious reasons - not eating is a way to elevate the spirit and purify the mind (or so says the Talmud). It makes the sacred day feel a little less ordinary.