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Rosh Hashanah 5767 - September 22, 2006

Did You Ask to Be Born?

What kind of "free choice" do we have, if we didn't choose to be presented with that choice?
The Sound of the Silent Shofar

OK, that’s the law; but where is the inspiration? Where is the majesty? How can we hear a silent shofar?
What Is Rosh Hashanah?
The Jewish New Year, anniversary of the creation of Adam and Eve, a day of judgment and coronation, celebrated with sounding of the shofar, prayer, and eating sweet foods.
The Heart of the Matter

The High Holidays are the "heart" of time. Our prayer, repentance and mitzvot "pump" G-d's sustaining life-force for the entire coming year...
Yom Hadin: Day of Judgement

Judgment may be frightening for the ego, but it's very reassuring for the self: it tells me that G-d cares about my choices and that I make a difference in this world
Women
The Son She Gave Away

The story of Hannah, the Haftorah of Rosh Hashanah, is a tale richly woven of many strands. It is a story of devotion and of love, of service and of sacrifice.
Parshah
Rosh Hashanah Torah Readings in a Nutshell
Remembrance and laughter, banishment and benevolence, seven sheep and a well, the ultimate sacrifice and the origin of Jerusalem.

On Rosh Hashanah, hundreds of angels eagerly wait for one to speak some honest praise about another. Because they know well how much the One Above yearns to hear His children's praise.


— Rabbi Shmuel of Lubavitch (1834-1882)
Print Magazine

How to unmask a blessing in disguise:

Stare it in the face and say, “I know you are not just a lousy day or bad luck. I know you are a good friend—even if for the life of me I cannot determine how. I know there is only one Source of All Things, and nothing can convince me that evil descends from Above. Evil descends fr...

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