All My Sons
“My dear child,” he said, his voice choked with emotion, “I don’t need anything. I just want you. I so much want to see you, safe and sound, back at home…” These are Hashem’s words to us during Elul.
“My dear child,” he said, his voice choked with emotion, “I don’t need anything. I just want you. I so much want to see you, safe and sound, back at home…” These are Hashem’s words to us during Elul.
A judge decides the law, but he needs the police to enforce his decisions. To serve Hashem, we must constantly pass judgment on ourselves. But it’s not enough. To enforce our self-imposed verdicts, we, too, need our own internal police.
Although Noahides are not obligated to observe the Rosh Hashanah holiday, they still have an important role in the redemption of all mankind. Here are some ways to sweeten one's own Day of Judgment as well as the entire world's.
What do you hear in the word “Elul”? What do you feel? If the word “Elul” conjures up in your mind a feeling of unease, a sigh, then Rabbi Arush has some very good news for you!