I was right, you did almost twice as many hours in shul as I did. I fasted and contemplated my navel the whole time (about 27 hours), but not all at synagogue. Evening 1st service was 5:15pm for 2.5 hrs, I started fasting when I left home at 4. Morning 1st service 8:15 for 3 hours. Afternoon 4:15pm for 2.5 hrs - so 8 hrs all told. My problem wasn't the standing, it was the strain on the hip from standing/sitting repeatedly. At home mid-morning, I saw myself on the cable tv - they videotape the 1st service, then take the tape to the cable public service channel. I was part of a group aliyah and saw myself watching the torah reading :-)
L'Shana Tovah.
-Ben
>Well, we started at 8am, took a 20 minute break at 1:10, took another hour break
>at 4 and then went on till the end at about 8pm. The not eating wasn't the
>problem, it was the standing while praying for an hour or two at a time. My back
>was not happy. Add in last night and we had about 14 hours of prayer all
>together.
>On a different note, I did see a brilliant red bird outside the window during
>Torah reading. Just sat there till the end and then left. Must have been
>freezing (it was really cold today).
>
>
>> Yes!
>> did the whole bit (Reform style, that is - probably nowhere near you, MD !!)
>> fasted, no food/water except tiny bit to take my heart meds
>> we are like cruise ships at my temple - first and second services
>> for Kol Nidre and Yom Kippur morning,
>> one service for Afternoon/Healing/Neilah,
>> as not as many people go :-(
>> we close the Neilah service with a procession of kids carrying candles
>> neat
>> you probably have one service twice as long as ours :-)
>> -Ben
>>
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