We’re living in turbulent times. Global uncertainty. Covid….and its mutations. The political polarization that divides us in the name of high-minded ideals.
All in all, the world has had another difficult, tiring year.
We need to open a fresh new page, which is why Rosh Hashana is coming not a second too soon.
Rosh Hashana isn’t just about turning a page on the calendar and looking ahead to the coming year or donning our finest and attending services. All of that is window dressing for Rosh Hashanah’s soul, it's primary theme: G-d’s Infusion of new Divine Energy into a tired world.
Just as a sleepy person gets rejuvenated by a jolt of caffeine (or some good sleep!), an exhausted world receives a Divine ‘shot-in-the-arm’ every Rosh Hashana.
Kabbalistically speaking, the world is totally dependent on Divine energy, which G-d grants in energy-increments. Every Rosh Hashana, G‑d breathes new life into the world, which keeps us fueled until the following Rosh Hashana.
But Rosh Hashana isn’t a spectator event. The calendar turns a new page without us doing anything, but drawing Rosh Hashana energy into our lives isn’t an automatic process. The Rosh Hashana drama is actually very interactive, and very much user-generated. In this drama, we all have a leading role.
Rosh Hashana is up to us.
Every year, as the High Holidays set in, it’s our individual job to take a moment – a genuine moment - to reconnect with ourselves, our purpose in life, and our Creator.
When we renew our commitment to meaningful living, re-affirming our relationship with the Divine, G-d is overjoyed to reciprocate and grant us life – vigorous, sparkling, energized life – for a New Year.
The world re-energized. Our lives infused with new hope and vigor.
G-d knows we can use it.