Tonight ibegins the first day of the two day Jewish New Year's celebration known as Rosh HaShanah (literally, head of the year).  As with most Jewish holidays, this means lots of prayer in the synagogue, followed by food, followed by more prayer, then more food, and so on.  Boy, do we Jews know how to party!

Word of the Day:

abscond (verb) - to run away secretly and hide

There will be no Word of the Day posted on Tuesday and Wednesday, in observance of the holiday, so for those of you who can't wait, here they are in advance:

Word of the (Tues)Day:

curtail (verb) - to cut short; reduce

Word of the (Wednes)Day:

dejected (adj) - low in spirits