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September 24, 2004
Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, is the solemn fast day in which Jews the world over are called upon to beg forgiveness, first from their fellow human beings and then from God, for offenses committed in the preceding year. We invite you to bare your soul and confess your own wrongdoings, so that you may mend them in the future.
Please be respectful in how you express yourself, so as not to offend others and so create new sins. In the spirit of the holiday, please concentrate on introspection rather than criticism of others.
May we also request, so we may not be judged guilty of encouraging you to desecrate the holiday, that you make your remarks before Yom Kippur begins or after it ends.
Before I close up for the holiday, please allow a brief personal message to you, my readers.
One day this summer I woke up and decided that I needed to make fundamental changes in Israel Insider, to bring to it new life and an edge that is called for in our current critical times.
In the last two weeks I have begin making these changes. The first was a technical improvement which you no doubt have noticed. Relative to what it was, the site flies "like a bat out of hell." The home page and most of the links on it lead to pure html pages which load much fast and display better on most browsers. This will enable us to accommodate the growth we expect to generate, not to mention give you a better user experience.
The other change is in editorial. Israel Insider has always tried to show diversity in our voices: left to right, religious to secular, Jew to Christian. But there is a time for all these under the heavens. And now is, for me, the time to make a stand, and to fight for what I believe is right, even if not all will agree or follow. I welcome your input, good or bad.
Finally, I also would like to do, publicly, what I have already done to a number of individuals: ask for your forgiveness if my words, however unintentionally, may have hurt or offended any of you.
May we all merit being inscribed and sealed for good in the Book of Life for the New Year! Gmar hatimah tovah!
Reuven Koret
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