Sunset today marks the start of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year. As you might know, my wife (Wife!
Gotta get used to saying that) is Jewish, and we’ll celebrate with the
traditional apples and honey as well as adding an Asian twist by having
noodles for dinner — the traditional Chinese New Year food symbolizing
long life.
Whether you say “happy new year” as “shana tovah!” or “manigong bagong taon!“, have a happy one, everybody!
This year’s Shabot 6000 comic on Rosh Hashanah is a Flash animation that plays off the tequila/tekiyah
pun. Alas, it’s nowhere nearly as good as last year’s comic, which
remains, in this humble gentile’s opinion, the best Rosh Hashanah comic
ever:
Click the comic to see it on its original page.
Oh, my sweet summer child, do you not know about the “Loofah Code” in The…
...and by that, I mean, being completely ignorant of the larger world outside the U.S.…
Wednesday, August 7, 1991: A sunny day at Toronto’s CNE Grandstand, and what a lineup:…
The cover painting says it all.
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...then on Yom Kippur she can introduce you to the ancient Jewish tradition of breaking the fast with... erm, Chinese food. :-/
L'Shana tovah to you and your wife. :-)
Wow, I really had to work at that to get it -- but it was worth it in the end!
bunny