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10/11/16 - NNHS Newsletter - Yom Kippur

And HaShem spoke unto Moses, saying: Howbeit on the tenth day of this seventh month is the
day of atonement; there shall be a holy convocation unto you, and ye shall afflict your souls; and
ye shall bring an offering made by fire unto HaShem. And ye shall do no manner of work in that
same day; for it is a day of atonement, to make atonement for you before HaShem your G-d. For
whatsoever soul it be that shall not be afflicted in that same day, he shall be cut off from his people.
And whatsoever soul it be that doeth any manner of work in that same day, that soul will I destroy
from among his people. Ye shall do no manner of work; it is a statute for ever throughout your
generations in all your dwellings. It shall be unto you a sabbath of solemn rest, and ye shall afflict
your souls; in the ninth day of the month at even, from even unto even, shall ye keep your sabbath.”

-
Leviticus 23: 26 - 32

Dear Friends and Schoolmates,

    Yom Kippur, the most solemn of all the Jewish holidays, the Day of Atonement, begins tonight at sundown.

BONUS - http://www.chabad.org/holidays/JewishNewYear/template_cdo/aid/994417/jewish/Yom-Kippur-Audio-Classes.htm


HOMEWORK:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yom_Kippur

http://www.jewfaq.org/holiday4.htm

http://www.theholidayspot.com/yomkippur/ 

http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Judaism/holiday4.html

http://www.chabad.org/holidays/JewishNewYear/template_cdo/aid/4687/jewish/Yom-Kippur.htm 

From http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/jewish/yom-kippur:

Yom Kippur, also known as the Day of Atonement, marks the end of the Yamin Noraim (Days of Awe) and falls on the 10th day of Tishrei (Tishri), the seventh month in the Jewish calendar. Many Jewish communities engage in intense prayer and fasting.

What do people do?

Many Jewish people around the world observe Yom Kippur each year. Many Jewish people prepare and eat a festive meal on the day before the holiday starts. They also give to charity and visit people to seek or give forgiveness. Many also gather in a synagogue before sunset for a prayer service. Particular customs are associated with this service in some communities. Men may wear a kittel or sargenes (a white robe) and a tallit (prayer shawl).

Many people of Jewish faith do not eat or drink, wear leather shoes, wash themselves, or use perfumes for about 25 hours. Many choose to wear white clothes as a symbol of ritual purity. Outside of Israel, some Jewish people may take some of their annual leave at this time to allow them to mark Yom Kippur.

Public life

Yom Kippur is a public holiday in Israel, in which stores, post offices and other businesses are closed. Public transit services do not run and there are no radio or television broadcasts in Israel on this day. It is considered impolite to eat in public or drive a motor vehicle, although secular Jews may ride bicycles, particularly on the eve of Yom Kippur.

Yom Kippur is not a nationwide public holiday in countries such as Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States. However, many Jewish businesses, organizations and schools may be closed on this holiday and the streets around synagogues may be busy.

Background

Yom Kippur is often considered the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. Yom Kippur’s origins lie in a ritual purification of the Temple in Jerusalem from any accidental ritual impurities that had occurred in the past year. The Kohen Gadol (high priest) entered the Holy of Holies at the center of the temple on Yom Kippur. It was important that he was spiritually and physically as pure as possible.

Many rituals were carried out to ensure that the Kohen Gadol was pure and that he did not carry any ritual impurities into the Holy of Holies. Yom Kippur became a more somber holiday after the Temple in Jerusalem was destroyed. The Torah calls the day Yom HaKippurim and Leviticus 23:27 decrees a strict prohibition of work and affliction of the soul upon the 10th day of the seventh month, known as Tishrei.

Symbols

Many Jewish men wear a kittel or sargenes and a tallit on Yom Kippur. A kittel is a simple white robe that is also used as a shroud and is worn by bridegrooms in some Jewish communities. A tallit (tallis, taleysm) is a prayer shawl with tzitzis strings tied through each of the four corners. The strings are tied in different ways in accordance with the wearer’s tradition. One or more of the strings were traditionally dyed using a blue dye known as tekhelet, which may come from the murex trunculus, a type of sea snail.


SAD NEWS:

  From Sandi Bateman Chestnut ('65) of VA - 10/11/16, 1:27 PM:

Hi, Carol,

I saw where you lost power last week, as did we. Finally got it back late last night.

I'm not sure if you know about the passing of Darlene Mitchell Harrison, Class of 55, last month, from pancreatic cancer. Her parents rented the house next door to us, from my grandparents, from the time I was a baby until my grandmother died in 1974...

Hope your house is close to being repaired. Thankfully, we didn't have any damage from the hurricane, just no power for 50 hours. 

Love, Sandi

   Oh, NO! I'm so sorry to hear this, Sandi! Darlene was such a lovely young woman - and indeed, was one of the "Dawn Lovelies" for her class!

   Thank you for letting me know.


THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS:

   Happy Birthday today to Polly Norris Davis ('65) of VA AND   Judy Phillips Allen ('66) of VA AND    Carol Anne Comer Cutler ('70) of VA!

   Happy Birthday tomorrow to Ann Sears ('63)  AND  Charlotte Spade Wilkins (Warwick HS - '65) of NC

  Happy Birthday this week to:

13 - The United States Navy - 1775  AND Kenny Bransford ('63) AND  Larry Cutler ('64) of VA AND  Pattie Hilsdon Reisinger ('66) of CO AND

   My #1 Son, Lewis Harty (Hillsboro HS, MO / Hillsboro HS, IL - '89) of IL;

14 -     Mickey Marcella ('54) of VA AND    Liz Breeden ('61) of VA AND   My Granddaughter, Eme Harty of UT;

15 -   Milton Nunnally ('66 and '67) of VA;

17 - Betty Jean Dail Phillips ('57);

18 - Lou Kressaty (Butler HS, NJ - '57) of VA  AND Carol Faith DeArment Blankenship ('61) of VA AND Jimmy Crank ('63) of VA AND the late Kathy Agee Glenny ('64(deceased 06/03/06)!

   Many Happy Returns, One and All!

http://www.nnhs65.com/Happy-Birthday.html


THIS DAY IN WWII:

October 11, 1940 - Prime Minister Petain encouraged French collaboration: In Vichy France... Petain broadcasted to the French people, advocating that they abandon their traditional ideas on who are their friends and who are their enemies.

October 11, 1940 - A force consisting of H.M.S. Revenge, cruisers, destroyers and motor torpedo boats, working in conjunction with heavy bombers of the Royal Air Force, bombarded the port of Cherbourg on the night of the l0th-llth October. http://ww2today.com/11th-october-1940-hms-revenge-bombards-cherbourg

October 11, 1941 - The beginning of the National Liberation War of Macedonia.

October 11, 1942 - Battle of Cape Esperance – On the northwest coast of Guadalcanal, United States Navy ships intercepted and defeated a Japanese fleet on their way to reinforce troops on the island.

October 11, 1944 - The Tuvinian People's Republic or formerly Tannu Tuva was annexed by the U.S.S.R


THIS DAY IN 1966:

Tuesday, October 11, 1966 - Actor and producer Luke Perry was born Coy Luther Perry III in Mansfield, Ohio.

Tuesday, October 11, 1966 - Singer-songwriter and guitarist Todd Snider was born Todd Daniel Snider in Portland, Oregon.

Tuesday, October 11, 1966 - Lawyer and politician Stephen Williams was born Stephen Roy Williams in Mountain Ash, Wales.


From My Friend, Aaron, of NC - 10/11/15:
 

“The barriers established by the Lord create for us a safe harbor from evil and destructive influences... Don’t be too critical of the barrier; it’s the only thing that’s keeping you from being devoured.”

- Von G. Keetch, October 04, 2015
(
b. 17 Mar 1960)

    Thanks so much, Aaron!


 From Norman Olshansky ('64) of FL - 10/10/16, 12:10 PM - "Yom Kippur":

Jews around the world, are in the midst of the high holidays and the observance of Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. It is not only a time to welcome in the new Jewish year but it is also a time to ask for forgiveness and atonement for wrong doings to others and to G-d.

A friend shared the following posting on his Facebook page which resonated for me during these times. I share his words as they capture my own thoughts during the high holidays.

"To those I may have wronged,
I ask for your forgiveness.
To those I may have helped,
I wish I had done more.
To those I neglected to help,
I ask for your understanding.
To those who helped me,
I thank you with all my heart."

    Thank you so much for sharing this, Norm!


 From Mayim Bialik (North Hollywood High School, CA - '93) of CA - 10/11/16 - "Yom Kippur":

Jewish adults are encouraged to fast on Yom Kippur​.​​ Here are my top 5 things that I ​keep in mind when trying to fast ​while taking care of children​ (or adults!) who don't...​.

With the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur approaching, I thought this would be a good time to talk about fasting, especially what it is like to fast when your children are not old enough to do so.

Judaism is a religion that celebrates the body and makes all interactions that the body has with the outside world somehow special. We have blessings when we eat or drink anything, we have a blessing that acknowledges the wonders of our body every time we use the bathroom if we choose to say it, and we designate certain times of the year to allow our physical bodies to take a break from consumption so that we can focus on our spiritual selves more clearly.

There are four minor fasts in Judaism which consist of not eating or drinking anything from sunrise to sunset. These were instituted by a committee of sages a few thousand years ago. There are two 25-hour fasts in Judaism. Yom Kippur is the most commonly known one, as it is celebrated as the final day of the first ten days of the Jewish new year which falls in the autumn and begins with Rosh HaShanah. The other 25-hour fast occurs in the summer to commemorate the destruction of the first and second temples and it is called by the Hebrew date that it falls on, Tisha B’Av (the ninth day of the month of Av).

In traditional Judaism, you are responsible to begin fasting when you enter Jewish adulthood which (age of 13 for boys and age 12 for girls, typically). The purpose of fasting is not to suffer or put your life in danger, but rather to focus on mystical and spiritual aspects of the human experience which historically were celebrated with lots of prayer and meditation and hanging around together talking. (According to Jewish tradition, if fasting endangers your life, you are forbidden to fast.)

I have written for Kveller.com about the significance I see in the fasting experience and I often feel very energized and inspired by the body’s ability to survive for a period of time without food or water, but also being able to function. Pregnant women do not need to fast: as a lactation educator counselor, I often get calls from Jewish women who would like to observe fasts but don’t know the rules about fasting and pregnancy and breast-feeding. In these situations, the health of the mother is always the most important thing to consider.

When I was pregnant and breast-feeding I was able to fast and sometimes I modified my fasts in ways that are accepted by Jewish law. When my children were nursing and running around as toddlers tend to do, fasting was a challenge but I was grateful that when my boys would now (participate) on fasting days, I could join them.

Now that they are eight and almost 11, fasting presents different challenges. No one naps and they seem to be hungry all the time which requires me to handle food and prepare food for them a lot more than one would like to when they are fasting!

I enjoy the challenges of living a life of religious observance and I want to share the top five things that I think are important when trying to fast with children. I think these pointers could probably apply to any time you are not feeling well and have to take care of other people, though.

  1. *Tone down your activities. Fasting days are not days to get a lot done. The more you do, the more calories you burn and the hungrier you will be. When you fast, don’t also try to clean the attic or sweep up the driveway or do anything strenuous. Especially if you are off of work because you are fasting or not feeling well, take this day or period of time as an opportunity to not do lots of things!
  1. *Do low key things. Think of the fasting day as a rainy day of sorts. Take out books that you and your kids haven’t looked at in a while. Take out a board game you haven’t played in a while. The last time I did a 25-hour fast in the summer, just about the time that a big wave of hunger hit me, my boys and I played a rousing game of Chinese Checkers (sincere apologies if that is an outdated term for the game... !). it was a great distraction and really helped my grumpy hungry feelings pass.
  1. *Be present. Amazing things happen to your body when you are fasting. You basically don’t have to be or use the bathroom at all much past the morning. I am the kind of person typically pees a lot, so it’s kind of nice to have a break from that routine! Amazing things also happen to your mind when you are fasting. Usually around noon or so, my brain stops working as efficiently as it could and I find myself getting confused about things that typically wouldn’t be confusing. That’s an indication to me that I’m trying to do too much with my brain. Fasting is a great time to be really present with your reactions to things since you are operating from a limited perspective by choice.
  1. *Watch your anger meter. When you don’t eat for a long time and especially if you are needing to prepare food for small people and you are needing to attend to solve people’s needs because they just don’t understand that all you want to do is either lie down or eat the entire contents of the refrigerator, you get grumpy and angry. I have found that when I am fasting, because I know cognitively that I am hungry, I get to practice setting aside my anger and finding productive ways to communicate despite it. I know that getting annoyed with my children because they are bickering (which is something that children do) can get really exaggerated when I am under the influence of fasting. The ability to temper my anger in this situation helps me learn how to temper it in other situations where I can’t use my fasting as my excuse.   In my opinion, there is always a way to get through a situation without yelling. The ways I do that when I’m fasting help me do that when I’m not fasting too.

I know that there are people who choose not to fast or whose bodies cannot tolerate fasting for medical reasons. I would like to suggest to those people that if they would like to try to experience some of the positive aspects of fasting without completely fasting, eating plain foods and refraining from eating super-fun foods that have lots of sugar and salt or even drinking water instead of juice or soda are some ways to feel the impact of the significance of the day which is a fasting day.

No matter whether you fast or not, I wish everyone a meaningful Yom Kippur. It is always a goal of mine to better appreciate the wonders of our bodies, our minds, and our capacities to tolerate change. I wish that for you too.

   Thanks so much, Mayim!


 From Domi O'Brien ('64) of NH - 10/10/16, 5:29 PM - "you all right?":

Saw pictures of flooding and was worried. Of course, if power and internet are out, you won't see this right now, will you?
 
Let us all know when you can. Hoping you and yours are safe and dry.

   Thank you so much for your concern, Domi!

   Yes, we are okay for the moment, but there are dams that continue to break, and I don't really know if or how that will impact us. It ain't over until the fat lady sings, and I haven't uttered a note yet!

   I posted some of our news here:
 
09/30/16 - It Won't Be Long 
10/01/16Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo 
 
   Then our hot water heater - and heat pump - were zapped by Hurricane Matthew. Our power went out on Saturday at 3:30 PM and was restored 47 hours later, on Monday at 2:30 PM. We still have no hot water (ewww!), and don't know when repairs will begin, so with the bedroom furniture piled in the hearth room, it's rather chaotic, but it could have been so much worse. We are very thankful that we had no injuries or more significant damage than we did.
 
   Now we just have to push on!
 
   Thanks again!


“Mustaches are so cool that I not only have one—I have two. I wear both of mine above my eyes.

- Jarod Kintz
(b. 05 Mar 1982
)


BONUS CROCHET PATTERN (Sorry, not theme related):

http://www.crochetdynamite.com/2012/09/the-hook-makes-project.html - Jaime Maraia's Butterfly Bobby Pins - "Add some sparkle to your hair with these Butterfly Bobby Pins. This is an easy and cheap way to dress up any boring bobby pin. Little girls will especially love this free crochet pattern. The rhinestones give it an extra special touch. It's the perfect finishing touch to any girl's outfit. Mix and match yarn colors to make a butterfly in every color."


BONUS RECIPES (Sorry, not theme related):

http://www.recipelion.com/Crock-Pot-Recipes/Slow-Cooker-Beef-Dumpling-Soup/ml/1 - Slow Cooker Beef Dumpling Soup - "Are you looking for easy slow cooker soup recipes? Well, you've found what you need here. Slow Cooker Beef Dumpling Soup is easy, delicious and not your ordinary dumpling soup."

http://www.recipelion.com/Crock-Pot-Entrees/Bavarian-Pot-Roast/ml/1 - Bavarian Pot Roast - "If you're looking to expand your culinary horizons, try this Bavarian Pot Roast. Cook up this pot roast in a slow cooker and season it with sweet apples and spicy ginger. This tasty one pot meal makes plenty of servings, so eat up!"

http://www.recipelion.com/Chocolate-Cake-Recipes/German-Chocolate-Cake/ml/1 - German Chocolate Cake - "Simply one of the best moist chocolate cake recipes, this German Chocolate Cake is divine. Make it for a party, surprise your family or just make it so you can satisfy that chocolate craving, either way, just make it!"


FINALLY:

From www.ajokeaday.com - 10/10/16:

I took my family to visit the AIR & SPACE museum...

But there was nothing there!


DATES TO REMEMBER:

1. Wednesday and Thursday, October 19 and 20, 2016 - The NNHS Class of 1956 will hold their 60-Year Reunion.

2. Wednesday, November 09, 2016 - The NNHS Class of June 1942 meets at noon on the second Wednesday of every other month for a Dutch treat lunch at the James River Country Club, 1500 Country Club Road. PLEASE JOIN THEM. Give or take a few years makes no difference. Good conversation, food and atmosphere. For details, call Jennings Bryan at 803-7701 for reservations.


PRAYER ROLL:

http://www.nnhs65.com/requests-prayers.html - updated 09/02/16

BLOG:

http://nnhs.wordpress.com/ - updated 03/13/11



   Y'all take good care of each other!  TYPHOONS FOREVER! 
We'll Always Have Buckroe!

                          Love to all, Carol

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Carol Buckley Harty
7020 Lure Court
Fayetteville, NC 28311-9309
910-584-8802

"Never underestimate
the power of a drop
in the bucket."

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2. Go to www.PayPal.com, log in, select "Send Money (Services) to nnhs65@gmail.com; or

3. Just mail it directly to my home. Thanks! 


Avinu Malkenu

   Avinu malkenu

Khonenu va'anenu (2x)

Ki ein banu ma'asim



Asei imanu tsedaka vakhesed (2x)

Vehoshienu
Our Father, Our King

Grant us grace and answer us,

For we lack in deeds



Do it justice and kindness with us

And save us
 


"Avinu Malkenu" midi and lyrics courtesy of http://www.greatjewishmusic.com/Midifiles/Rosh-Hashana/Avinu-Malkenu.html - 09/12/07

Yom Kippur Image courtesy of http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/jewish/yom-kippur - 09/25/12

Image of Gold Star of David Pendant used to form logo which in turn forms the Divider Lines courtesy
of
http://rainbowspiritbeads.com/shop/index.php?main_page=popup_image&pID=202 - 11/23/08


 
Animated Tiny Birthday Cake clip art courtesy of Sarah Puckett Kressaty ('65) of VA - 08/31/05
Thanks, Sarah Sugah!

Animated Navy Flag clip art courtesy of http://www.angelfire.com/ny4/KevsGifsGalore/Patriotic.html - 06/18/03     

Hillsboro (MO) High School's Hawks logo courtesy of http://hillsborohawks.info/ - 09/20/13

Hillsboro High School's Topper (Band Version) clip art courtesy of http://www.hillsboroschools.net/schools/hhs/activities/music2/Band/bio.html - 06/07/08
Thanks, Mark!

Army Seal clip art courtesy of Al Farber ('64) of GA - 05/24/06 (still missing...)
Thanks, Al!
Replaced by Norm Covert ('61) of MD - 02/09/09
Thanks, Norm!

Laughing Jester Smiley clip art courtesy of Bill Hobbs ('66) of Northern VA - 10/06/09
Thanks, Bill!

Jeffrey Holman's Image "A Drop in the Bucket" courtesy of https://tearsfromalonelygod.wordpress.com/2009/10/08/a-drop-in-the-bucket/ - 05/23/16

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