mabfan (Michael A. Burstein) (mabfan) wrote,
mabfan (Michael A. Burstein)
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Erev Yom Kippur

The Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur starts tonight, and I wish I had more time to be reflective about it, and to share some of that reflection. But the truth of modern life is that in order to have the day off, I need to make sure I'm caught up with some work, so...

For those of you who are fasting, have an easy fast.

For those of you who aren't observing the holiday, try to keep the economy afloat for the day.
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