Yud Gimel Tishrei In My Jewish History

I just want to take a second out of an intense nonstop work day to thank G-d for another year og life.  Today is my Hebrew birthday.  I feel blessed that it's at this holy time of year, though I feel unworthy.

A very short Torah Thought on my Yom Huledet.

I learned recently that that the sefer Ta'amei HaMinhagim says a novel idea about the end of Yom Kippur. It's true that ne'ilah means the locking of the gates of the palace.  The thing is that we are not locked out, rather as the gates close, we are locked inside, together with G-d. May we be so blessed.