This is introduction, for all those all over the world, that reading my blog: "Yom-Kipur" - is an important day for us (Jewish), this day is dedicated for self criticism. every person(OK, almost everyone) is fasting for one day (for example, this year from Wednesday at 5PM till Thursday at 6PM) while most of us spent the whole day at the synagogue, praying to god to forgive us for all the sins (like coding on Saturday) we done last year.
Yesterday while talking with my atheists friends i got revelation, they all where interested on the result between France to Cyprus (last game at the qualification for Germany 2006) (of course France won), the Israeli team needed Cyprus victory to qualify to the next round.
I was thinking about "Yom-Kipur" War 32 years ago (1973), which start at the day of the Kipur fast, which most of the Israel\Jewish didn't even know it started.
And then felt pride to be Jewish, one special day for thinking about good and wrong, for praying to god.
And for all those atheists, I am pretty sure that if most of the people then ("Yom-Kipur" war) where like you we probably where not here today (losing this game too).
be free, be Jewish!
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