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<\/a>Always remember.<\/p><\/div>\n
So much has been said, written, and documented about that international tragedy, *(including by me,) that I\u2019m going to leave it at that for today. And move on to happier, and crazier, current events. *(You can read my thoughts on 9\/11\u2019s 20th<\/em> anniversary here: itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/tributekarens-memories-the-twentieth-anniversary-of-911<\/a>.)<\/p>\n Now let\u2019s turn our attention to the Jewish high holy days, which begin tonight with the start of Rosh Hashanah, our New Year. Rosh, (as I lazily often refer to it,) ends on Sunday night. (The exact dates change every year because they go according to the Jewish calendar. I don\u2019t know how that works, so I can\u2019t give you the inside info on that sitch.)<\/p>\n But the absolute nutty thing about the holiday this<\/em> year is that there are sooo many show biz events scheduled here in LA for this entire weekend! (And I\u2019m happy to say that I\u2019m invited to a bunch of them!) But that means that people of my ethnic persuasion who are even semi<\/em>-observant will not be able to go to any of them! Many of them won\u2019t even go out in the day<\/em> today, hours before the holiday begins at sundown, because they want to stay home to prepare tonight\u2019s Rosh Hashanah dinner. (You know that I<\/em> won\u2019t be having that problem!)<\/p>\n I love that this has the subtle message, “Declare World Peace.”<\/p><\/div>\n So here\u2019s the deal with the holiday-conflicting events: First of all, the Emmys are on Monday evening, which is bad planning on the part of that<\/em> organization to begin with. There are soooo many Jewish people in show business that it\u2019s just rude to us to have it be on the day after the end of our holiday. And that\u2019s because just about all<\/em> of the pre-Emmys events fall during the three days of Rosh! For example, the attendant Gifting Suites and Lounges are today and tomorrow. And then the cocktail parties and dinners are tomorrow and Sunday nights. It\u2019s just crazy. So observers will have to miss them! (Is this scheduling a form of anti-semitism? I\u2019m not even joking.) I guess the Emmys organizers don\u2019t care much about us, having scheduled their awards show for this weekend.<\/p>\n In addition to all the Emmys<\/em> events on Rosh Hashanah, (which would be enough for a super-full weekend,) there\u2019s more. There are several other special one-time events over this weekend. There are a few important theatre Opening Nights, complete with after-parties. (Even my multi-events-a-night self had to turn down all but one of them.) Then there are a few specialty items, such as tomorrow\u2019s star-studded 40 Years of Being Alive<\/em> event I previewed for you a couple of weeks ago. (I\u2019m hoping some of you will join us for that one. Here\u2019s the link with all the info: itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/upcoming-40-years-of-being-alive-event-preview<\/a>.)<\/p>\n Since Rosh is a festive<\/em> holiday, if you choose to go to any or all of the many special events this weekend, as I<\/em> definitely am, (the ones I\u2019m attending are sooo special that I\u2019m actually leaving the house for them, as opposed to watching every second of the final weekend of the US Open live,) I\u2019m assuming we\u2019re not disrespecting our heritage if we go to them.<\/p>\n And then a few days later, on the 21st, comes the highest<\/em> holy day, Yom Kippur. It\u2019s the Day of Atonement, so I always do it right. It\u2019s seriously good for the soul. (But I\u2019ve never understood the order<\/em> of these two holidays. I always think that the hard, sad day should come first, and be followed by the joyous one. Wouldn\u2019t that make more sense\u2014sadness first, and then follow it with happiness?)<\/p>\n<\/a>