It's Rosh Hashannah today, the Jewish New Year, and I hope for everyone who reads here that this will be a year of health and happiness.  Traditionally, one eats an apple for sweetness.  It's hard to imagine that there's ever been a month, let alone a year, where the whole planet was at peace at once, and it doesn't seem likely that we'll achieve that now, but–against all odds, I hope we find peace, in our own lives and in the whole world.