Dual images of Yom Kippur

September 23, 2007
Filed under: Judaism, Life in Israel

On Friday afternoon (shortly before Yom Kippur) I saw our neighbor’s son outside with a brand new bicycle. Previously he had been riding his older sister’s pink bike. I said to him ooh….a new bicycle, did you get it for your birthday? His response “no, for Yom Kippur.”

To get a better understand of that phenomena, take a look at this article. (Read down to the bottom)

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  1. LOL and in Jerusalem of all places.

    Comment by Orli — September 23, 2007 @ 3:34 pm

  2. Love your site here, and I thought it was funny when I read that parents gave their daughter a bike for Yom Kippur. Actually, it’s not funny…it’s sad. L’Shalom, Daniel

    Comment by Daniel — October 12, 2007 @ 6:21 am

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