Δαφνη Ευτυχια Αρθουρος

"Rituals of purification are meant to lift us into joy. Fasting is means for altering consciousness. Abstaining from leather lowers our defenses as we take down protective armor. And naming how our lives have been dysfunctional opens a door wide for new possibilities.

"It is the day both of last chances and of ultimate opportunities. 'Who shall live and who shall die...?', the liturgy asks. It's a chance to live, and live better than we ever have. Starting from Yom Kippur, or from any day. Starting from now."

-- Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg (TheRaDR), 2018-09-16 (this is from later in the same thread as yesterday's quotation)