Yom Kippur is the day when we get real. Yom Kippur is not a day to pretend to be holier than we really are. We are merely being honest with ourselves and how holy we really are. We dress in white, refrain from our bodily needs and stay all day in shul not as an act but as an expression of truth. Yom Kippur is the reality check that reminds us if we have forgotten our true selves the rest of the year.

I became aware that I need to learn how to enjoy the process of waiting. I am an impatient person by nature and feel restless until I obtain my goals.

While people commonly say that we need to take time to “smell the roses”, smell kippur apples , how many of us really do this on a consistent basis? How many of us can truly enjoy the journey before we have reached the destination?