And I guess we could see it coming: people using social
media to issue blanket
apologies on Yom Kippur in this year 5773.
(You know—the Day of Atonement, when Jews acknowledge
and ask forgiveness for the wrongs they’ve done to others during the previous
year. Kind of like Step
9 of the AA program, but with Yahweh looking on.)
It kind of defeats the purpose of atonement to just
fling out a “Hey, my bad, everyone.” But I do understand why, given the choice
between a face-to-face serial apology and a mass parallel operation, the twit-set
would opt for the latter.
Not sure whether that really clears the slate,
though.
Also, since Yom Kippur also involves a fast until
sundown, I’m wondering how the people who Facebook their atonement get around
that little requirement? "It was only pork rinds; that doesn't count, silly!"
Meanwhile—I found this via Twitter, from
@TheTweetofGod:
Interesting that some Children of the Book know how
to take a joke.
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