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pre-rosh-hashono-drosho
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pre-rosh-hashono-drosho
Based on Rabbi Effie Buchwald of NJOP
Psalm 27 is read from now through the holiday of Sukkot.
It shows us a beautiful relationship with the Divine.
King David - who had a tough life but made us a Kingdom of G-dliness said in that Psalm
“One thing have I asked of God, one thing do I desire: that I may dwell in the house of God all the days of my life, to behold the graciousness of God, and to visit in His temple” (27:4).
One may look to God as a protector and a savior (which, indeed, is how God is referred to through much of this Psalm),
it is STILL URGENT to also seek out God and be close to Him - to MAXIMIZE G-dliness.
TAKE A CHANCE - find a way to MAXIMIZE YOUR G-DLINESS!
This morning I blew Shofar for the Great Synagogue in Tel Aviv.
A few days ago I was blowing Shofar for some little kids.
PICK A MITZVA AND MAXIMIZE IT THIS MONTH -
AND ENTER INTO ROSH HASHONO WITH STYLE AND GRACE!!!
While David,had his troubles (King Saul wanted him dead, his sons rebelled...), yet he remained steadfast in his faith in God.
He had the incredible gift of being able to look at the world and recognize the ways in which God protected him.
"Hope in the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; yea, hope in the Lord."
Elul, leads into Rosh Hashana, is a time for reflecting on the wonderful gift of having a relationship with the Divine--and how one can work to achieve that relationship.
RABBI ANDY EICHENHOLZ