It is customary to dip pieces of apple in honey and wish one another a good and sweet year.
Rosh Hashanah marks the beginning of ten days of awe and reflection that conclude on Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement).
25 years ago
This year, the Jewish New Year coincides with the 25th anniversary of the September 11 horrific terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. A day of sheer horror and pain.
What do 9/11 and Rosh Hashanah have in common? Both are days of remembrance, but also days that call for reflection and looking ahead. We remember, not because we keep living in the past, but because we must learn from the past and not forget.
The future belongs to all of us
Whoever we are, wherever we live, and whatever our cultural or religious background, we must look to the future. The future belongs to us all. A day (or period) of remembrance and reflection would be beneficial for all of us.
Rabbi Brad Hirschfield calls this "Remembering Forward" in his article, "What 9/11 and Rosh Hashanah teach us about remembering forward."
Hope propels us forward. I pray the eyes of your heart will be opened for the peace God offers to a chaotic world.
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For God in all his fullness was pleased to live in Christ, and through him God reconciled everything to himself. He made peace with everything in heaven and on earth by means of Christ’s blood on the cross.
[Colossians 1:19-20]
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