Atonement

For all you fellow Jews out there, you know that the religious season is next week. Yup, here comes the 3 days a year when we feel the most connected to our religion and for some, to our families. Most of us take off work for a day or two, some even miss three days of work.
What I just found out last night, when talking to my mother, is that the entire 10 days from sunset of Rosh Hashana until the end of Yom Kippor, is considered the "Holy Season."

Major oops.

The day after Rosh Hashana I am jumping on a plane and heading to Vegas for one of my closest friend's bachelorette party. Will we be celebrating our new year that weekend? Sure. Will we be eating apples and honey? Not likely. And while we're at it, we won't be lighting the candles on Friday night, going to synagogue on Saturday, or going to the lake to toss away our sins (or whatever that tradition is.)

The closest we will come to observing the Holy Days that weekend will be praying to G-d at the blackjack table. And making sure that we have plenty of sins to atone for the following week....