Thursday, March 31, 2011

Sabbaticals

Nice little thing, a sabbatical.  Well done, it is an opportunity to stretch out and discover new things without abandoning the old.  

Sabbatical:  (from Latin sabbaticus, from Greek sabbatikos, from Hebrew shabbat, i.e., Sabbath, literally a "ceasing") is a rest from work, or a hiatus, often lasting from two months to a year. The concept of sabbatical has a source in shmita, described several places in the Bible (Leviticus 25, for example, where there is a commandment to desist from working the fields in the seventh year). In the strict sense, therefore, sabbatical lasts a year.

This sabbatical is nearly over.  We are on our way back with tales of new adventures and ideas and perhaps even a new direction.  Stay tuned.  In the meantime, the editor has included a photo of how she is spending her sabbatical.  She said she was working on a book but I'm not so sure anymore.  Seems to me she is becoming a slacker....


Namaste'