Community building.

(Photo taken by CCC @ Broad & Vine)

Sundown. I learned a totally new meaning to this word today after spending time with some dear friends celebrating Yom Kippur over the past 24+ hours. Yom Kippur, which is observed from sundown Sunday evening until sundown Monday evening, consists of a lot of personal reflection and taking life back to complete basics for a while (amongst many other important things that I will let my friends describe). Fasting, substaining from work, writing, use of electricity, creating things (music included) - are all a part of the holiday. The time I spent with my friends was a nice reminder of how simple human interaction can be all you really need. No phones, no computers, no television...nothing but good company and card games. And no, I didn't participate in the full sundown to sundown stretch but the time I did spend without contact with the communication vehicles and entertainment we rely on so heavily on was all the reminder I needed.

I learned today about culture. About language. About perspective. And I saw it all right in front of me - it's so exciting to know we can still build community the old school way.