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As the days of Rosh Hashanah and the Aseres Yemei Teshuvah – the 10 Days of Repentance - approach, we are given an extraordinary opportunity to reflect, to reset, and to think about the year ahead.
The Navi Yeshayahu tells us, “Seek Hashem when He is available.” The Gemara asks: Does this mean that there are [only] specific times when Hashem is available to us? The Gemara answers, “To the public, He is always available; to the individual, He is available during the 10 Days of Repentance.”
The Rebbe explains that the meaning behind this is particularly powerful: during these ten days, every individual has the power of the community. Each one of us can accomplish what would ordinarily require the strength and effort of an entire community.
Perhaps this helps us understand why Moshe Rabbeinu was able to successfully intervene on behalf of all the Jewish people during this time, following the sin of the Golden Calf. And perhaps it also explains why, many centuries later, Ezra HaSofer chose this very period to gather the tens of thousands of Jews who had returned from the Babylonian exile and inspire them to recommit themselves to Jewish life.
These historical events remind us of the tremendous power we have during these days—and of the responsibility that comes with it. Each of us has the ability to make a difference, to strengthen our connection with Hashem, and to make meaningful changes that can shape the year ahead, both individually and collectively.
May we make the most of these precious days and use their unique power to bring Hashem’s blessings into our lives. May we be blessed with a year of health, prosperity, and much nachas; a year in which each of us rises to our mission as Yidden and Chassidim; and, ultimately, a year in which we merit to experience the greatest blessing of all—the coming of Moshiach Tzidkeinu.
With best wishes for a Shana Tovah U’Mesukah,
Rabbi Levy and Sterna Wineberg
Rabbi Berel and Sara Rodal |
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