L'shanah Tovah: For a Good Year!

Last night I was able to spring myself from my coursework to attend Erev Rosh Hashanah services at The Temple.

Rosh Hashanah represents the beginning of the Jewish New Year and the start of a 10-day period leading up to Yom Kippur. Typically, this means I have 10-days to ask forgiveness from the people I believe I made have wronged. Given that I am in a new city and a new situation, I haven't gotten that many chances to wrong people yet, save for the poor souls that read all of my blogs on a regular basis.

Still though, I think the process fits with what we are experiencing in our lives as 1st year business students.

Take this past week for instance; in addition to the usual group work, my group had its LDP meeting with our team coach on Tuesday. We had a chance to go around the table and give one compliment and one piece of constructive criticism to each of our team members.

The way in which we conducted the feedback process underscored the process that Jews go through in preparing for Yom Kippur next Saturday. It also reminded me of how important feedback is in both your personal as well as your professional life.

Though the Jewish tradition doesn't really incorporate “resolutions,” this time of year its a great reminder that we can all benefit from giving and receiving more feedback.

To all Owen students, regardless of your particular religious beliefs , I wish you all well; “L'shanah Tova,” For a Good Year!

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