{"id":80053,"date":"2020-09-17T12:38:36","date_gmt":"2020-09-17T09:38:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/?p=80053"},"modified":"2022-09-23T16:53:50","modified_gmt":"2022-09-23T13:53:50","slug":"what-rosh-hashanah-says-to-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/what-rosh-hashanah-says-to-us\/","title":{"rendered":"What Rosh Hashanah Says To Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[281],"tags":[],"acf":{"old_id":"80053","type":"no","iframe":"","writer":33923,"related_cahpter":"1114","type_929":"2","show_author_image":false,"old_url":"","post_main_content":{"description":"","content":"<p>THE TEN DAYS that begin on Rosh Hashanah and end with Yom Kippur are the holy of holies of Jewish time. On the Yamim Noraim, the Days of Awe, we can almost feel God\u2019s presence and sense His closeness. For although we know that God is always close to us, we do not always feel close to Him. He is always to be found, but we do not always seek Him out. The atmosphere in the synagogue is intense and serious. Yet this year, as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, many of us will be prevented from experiencing this intensity. The challenge will be finding the spiritual energy to replicate this atmosphere in our own homes.<\/p>\n<p>On Rosh Hashanah God judges the whole world and decides on their fate for the coming year. It is as if the world has become a courtroom. God Himself is the Judge. The shofar announces that the court is in session, and we are on trial, giving an account of our lives. If taken seriously, this is a potentially life-changing experience. It forces us to ask the most fateful questions we will ever ask:\u2022 Who am I?<br \/>\n\u2022 Why am I here?<br \/>\n\u2022 How shall I live?<br \/>\n\u2022 How have I lived until now?<br \/>\n\u2022 How have I used God\u2019s greatest gift: time?<br \/>\n\u2022 Whom have I wronged, and how can I put it right?<br \/>\n\u2022 Where have I failed, and how shall I overcome my failures?<br \/>\n\u2022 What is broken in my life and needs mending?<br \/>\n\u2022 What chapter will I write in the Book of Life?<\/p>\n<p>These are days of reflection and introspection when we stand in the presence of God and acknowledge how short and vulnerable life really is, and how little time we have here on earth.<\/p>\n<p>There is no time to waste to become the very best people we can be!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rabbisacks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/CC-Rosh-Hashanah-FINAL.pdf\">Download<strong> the Family Edition for Rosh Hashanah Thoughts as a PDF<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","image":{"ID":91926,"id":91926,"title":"ps150-hillel smith - 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