Its Rosh Hashanah!

And I got myself some sunglasses. Yves Saint Laurent Sunglasses just to be cool. My glasses are soo scratched from rubbing on the eye piece and me cleaning them that the enamel was taken off. So I'm back to contacts. Nice to see the world shine so bright, and my perpetual head ache is gone.

We had a very successful weekend. The show was packed with people and no less than 3 couples bought me black coffee. Much appreciated. Being around all the vendors made me realize how long I have been a photographer. We are entering into our 11th season! Part of me still thinks its all so new, I guess with us opening the office in Boca Raton, Florida this past March it is all new.

We have signed on to do 2 shows. One in Miami and the other in West Palm Beach. Of course, they are tiny compared to the Toronto bridal shows. We had over 2000 ballots in 3 days and gave away 3 $2995 videos. (congrats) But in Florida the show is only 5 hours long and you meet 200 people.

Anyhow the site is a work in progress and I will post a link when its show ready. In the meantime, we are opening an office in Buffalo next week. I had planned to go sign the papers tomorrow but forgot about the holiday. So if you try to reach me tomorrow I'll get back to you on Thursday.

Back to the show. Throughout the year we meet different vendors, DJs, Hall managers, florists etc and its nice to have the time at the show to sit down and talk.It kinda hard at the wedding.

For those of you looking for a DJ - let it be known that Good Vibrations are my favorites. Not only are their DJs all experienced but the owners Gino and Christine are the nicest people in the world.



Since today is the Jewish Holiday of Rosh Hashanah a jewish joke.

Moishe was passing by a florist when he saw a sign in the window saying, "Say it with Flowers."
He went into the shop and said to the assistant, "Wrap up one rose for me."
"Only one?" the assistant asked.
"Just one," replied Moishe. "I'm a man of few words."

Rosh Hashanah in a Nutshell

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The festival of Rosh Hashanah --the name means "Head of the Year" --is observed for two days beginning on Tishrei 1, the first day of the Jewish year. It is the anniversary of the creation of Adam and Eve, the first man and woman, and their first actions toward the realization of mankind's role in G-d's world.

Rosh Hashanah thus emphasizes the special relationship between G-d and humanity: our dependence upon G-d as our creator and sustainer, and G-d's dependence upon us as the ones who make His presence known and felt in His world. Each year on Rosh Hashanah, "all inhabitants of the world pass before G-d like a flock of sheep," and it is decreed in the heavenly court, "who shall live, and who shall die... who shall be impoverished, and who shall be enriched; who shall fall and who shall rise." But this is also the day we proclaim G-d King of the Universe. The Kabbalists teach that the continued existence of the universe is dependant upon the renewal of the divine desire for a world when we accept G-d's kingship each year on Rosh Hashanah.

The central observance of Rosh Hashanah is the sounding of the shofar, the ram's horn, which represents the trumpet blast of a people's coronation of their king. The cry of the shofar is also a call to repentance; for Rosh Hashanah is also the anniversary of man's first sin and his repentance thereof, and serves as the first of the "Ten Days of Repentance" which culminate in Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. Another significance of the shofar is to recall the Binding of Isaac which also occurred on Rosh Hashanah, in which a ram took Isaac's place as an offering to G-d; we evoke Abraham's readiness to sacrifice his son and plead that the merit of his deed should stand by us as we pray for a year of life, health and prosperity. Altogether, the shofar is sounded 100 times in the course of the Rosh Hashanah service.

Additional Rosh Hashanah observances include: a) Eating a piece of apple dipped in honey to symbolize our desire for a sweet year, and other special foods symbolic of the new year's blessings. b) Blessing one another with the words Leshanah tovah tikateiv veteichateim, "May you be inscribed and sealed for a good year." c) Tashlich, a special prayer said near a body of water (an ocean, river, pond, etc.) in evocation of the verse, "And You shall cast their sins into the depths of the sea." And as with every major Jewish holiday after candlelighting and prayers we recite Kiddush and make a blessing on the Challah.