STANDING UPRIGHT

Dear Family,

I hope everyone is well and preparing for Rosh Hashanah.

Mazal Tov Chava whose birthday is tonight. Wishing you a wonderful year with much achievement away from home in New York, and with much happiness.

Mazal Tov to Daniel whose birthday is on Rosh Hashanah! (Also the birthday of Adam Harishon). Have a happy year Daniel and work hard with both school and play.

On Shabbos is the Yohrtzeit of mine, and Chanan and Reuven's mother AH. May her dear neshamah have an Aliyah. We will BEH be visiting the Bes Olam on Sunday, and will have the whole Family in mind.

We wish everyone who is travelling for Yom Tovim, safe and healthy trips.

Todays Hayom Yom speaks about Rosh Hashanah, which is also connected to this weeks Sedra, Nitzavim:

The Alte Rebbe related that when he was in Mezeritch, he heard from his Rebbe, the Magid, in the name of the Baal Shem Tov, that the seventh month (Tishrei), first of the months of the year (marking the years since Creation), is blessed by G-d himself on Shabbat Mevarichim - the last Shabbat in the month of Elul. With this power, israel blesses the other months 11 times per year. (In the festival Calender, the first month of the year is Nissan, when Pesach occurs)

It is written (in this weeks Sedra 'Atem nitzavim hayom' - You stand this day.

'This day' refers to Rosh Hashanah, which is the day of Judgement. -Iyov 2:1

And you remain 'STANDING FIRMLY', AND UPRIGHT - meaning you will be vindicated in judgement.

Because Hashem has already blessed the month of Tishrei, and this blessing then spreads to all the months of the year.

The Hebrew word for 7 (the 7th month) is sheva, which has the same root as sova (satiated)

And so the 7th month Tishrei is satiated, and it in turn satiates all Israel - with an abundance of good for the duration of the coming year.

May this be for all of us!

Shabbat Shalom to all and Shanah Tovah!