Yom Kippur- Repairing our past, preparing for our future. « TheWritersCafe.org

Yom Kippur- Repairing our past, preparing for our future. « TheWritersCafe.org: "The most beautiful quote that I have ever heard regarding the importance of preserving the old ways while allowing for new things was this:

“Assist the new, without sacrificing the old.” -Thomas Mann
That quote which seems so appropriate here I have always incorrectly attributed to Herman Hesse. The reason for this being is that it is a fairly famous quotation which begins the preface which was written by Thomas Mann to Hermann Hesse’s Novel, Demian.

While on the surface it might simply seem that a book with a title like that would be the furthest thing from a post mainly about pre Yom Kippur thoughts, it was the message behind the Thomas Mann quote that came to mind in relation to the the new website which I saw advertised on bulletin board in my home town of Passaic NJ."