With that, I amended my own status to: "l'shana tova and eid mubarak (and any other way of saying it!)" And that goes out as well to the caller, and the man who didn't burn the book.

President Obama joined Israeli and world leaders in issuing Rosh Hashanah greetings in advance of the holiday. Chag Sameach everyone, Obama said in a video-taped greeting broadcast on YouTube.