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We are looking at the BIG picture ROSH HASHANAH

The Alter Rebbe, Rabbi Sneur Zalman of Lebovich explains that the greatest distance between two people is when they stand right next to each other but each faces the opposite direction. The words “Return to Me, and I will return to you” embodies God’s request, that we turn our faces towards Him. then He will turn His countenance towards us, then we are face to face !

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UPDATED SEPTEMBER 26Th  2019

On “Rosh Hashanah” a man begins to understand his situation, his place, in his relationship with our Creator. Over the course of the next ten days, called the “Ten days of Teshuva” which concludes with “Yom Kipor”  (the Day of Atonement) he realizes more and more if and only if one chooses to make a sincere effort to come closer to the God.

Here we go

On Rosh Hashanah open

and enter the gates

opening new providence

forever

for this new year

What will be with you

what will be with all the nations of the world

what will be

its up to you

ROSH HASHANNAH Bs”d

It is on this day that Adam was created, Avraham and Yaakov were born and died, On Rosh ha’Shanah was the of healing of the infertility of Sara, Rachel, and Chana. Our Sages tell us that there were seven who suffered infertility: Sara, Rivka, Leah, Chana, the Shunamite woman who our Sages comment merited to conceive on Rosh ha’Shanah and the seventh to suffer this disability is Zion, the verse turning to Zion as follows: “Sing, O barren woman you who has given birth”  (Yeshayahu 54:1.) On Rosh hashanah Yosef went forth from prison. It is also on this day the slavery ended in Egypt. These are all aspects of redemption and this day always has the potential to make this year a time of personal and national redemption for Jewish people ultimately with the coming of machiach may he come quickly in our days. As on Rosh Hashanah the world’s future rests truely on your shoulders. Through your actions last year and more specifically the day it self will the world be given to the growth of evil ( war, pain, death, holocaust etc….) or will it be a year of blessing. The answer is according to our actions and the mercy of GOD. Rosh Hashanah literally means “head of the year”, as the head directs one’s limbs Rosh Hashanah directs the rest of the days of the year. That is why the month of “Tishri” is Libra, the scales. The world stands in the balance to judgment. In the Tanya its explained ” each year there descends and radiates a new and renewed light which has not been revealed before, this light conceals itself its manifestation depends on the actions of those below, Rosh Hashanah is a time of spiritual renewal”. This day you are invited to take part in a meeting of the “joint chief of staff” on an intergalactic scale. The only thing that limits our participation in a positive way is our separation from true knowledge of the creator’s ways of administration, that yields the power called true faith. Unfortunately, most people when they think of the Shofar associate it only with tradition as ceremonial activity. A symbolic act of commemoration. Nothing, but nothing, could be farther from the truth. The Shofar’s power is only revealed when the knowledge of its true purpose is within our consciousness. In other words, knowing why we sound the Shofar is the electrical current that turns it on. Knowledge empowers the Shofar !

   There are 10 revealed names of God in the Torah and there are 10 times shofar blasts are sounded, 10 sets of shofar blasts. These names correspond to the shofar blasts., which correspond to the 10 utterances emanations from which the world is created continually and nourished. In total there is 100 Shofar blasts including those in Mussaf (additional service). These coorespond to the 10 sefirot that contain 10 sefirot each (for example from Keter of Keter to Malchut of Keter and Keter of Chuchmah to Malchut of Chuchmah). Through the meditation, listening to these sounds is one way God has given us to participate in this judgment process. These Shofar blasts are like heat-seeking missiles that target, strike and remove nasty blockages that inhibit favorable providence and impede flow of Divine energy enlivening our Nefesh (animal soul) , Ruach (emotional soul) and Nashama (intellectual soul). In Emek HaMelech it is Taught that there are 12 sarufim of יהו“הthat work “hashgacha” of Chesed. From the “windows” of 12 sarufim ofיהו“הFrom the אלהי“ם gives providence of Chesed. נגון rises in 6 and descends in 6. These are 12 supernal יהו“ה (permutations). In the time the Shofar is  blown with Kavana on Rosh Hashanah it arouses a voice above and then 7 voices descend from Ima Illah (Divine Understanding) to sweeten dinim on Z”a and Nakavah.

 

 

  The torah is The “blue print for creation”, it was given at Mount Sinai with a never ceasing shofar blast. Rabbi yitzchak Arama teaches “from the shofar we can draw out freedom for physical and eternal life”. The zohar teaches “by the shofar joy is given and GOD has mercy on the world “. With the prayer of Rosh Hashanah our mind and preparations are the only limits.

The Go-d has also told us wonderful powers are revealed to the world by eating lamb, pumpkin, fenugreek, leeks, beets, carrots, longbeans, white beans, black eyed peas, pomegranate, apples, fish head and dates on Roshhashanah inspiring abundance and growth as stated in tractate Kritot.

In the midrash R. Tihilifa states ” on Rosh Hashanah we are made before the Holy one as new beings “

This is the great day of judgment and we have a big job to do. This is a big year there is alot in the balence all can see this.We must change the judgment to one of mercy by our love of each other and GOD by teshuva (returning to GOD) according to his commandments actively on the day of Rosh Hashanah and the commitments we make in our hearts to manifest more of our love for GOD through his commandments in the coming Year. As GOD searches the Hearts and knows our thoughts !.

As we have said Adam was created on Rosh Hashanah. When Adam was created with Chava (Eve) they were created  united together in one body facing back to back on that day there were cut apart and reassembled each as a individual entity standing face to face. This reassembly and building for God willing “face to face” revelation is accomplished by our Rosh Hashanah prayers.

Blessings of growth awareness and peace to you, the world and all Yisrael in the coming year

Rosh Hashashanah SECRETS

On Rosh Hashanah is a awakening and tikun from above of Leah on the first day of Rosh Hashanah and awakening and tikun from below of Rachel on the 2nd day of Rosh Hashanah. Adam was created on Rosh Hashanah. When Adam was created with Chava (Eve) they were created united together in one body facing back to back on that day there were cut apart and reassembled each as a individual entity standing face to face. This reassembly and building for God willing “face to face” revelation is accomplished by our Rosh Hashanah prayers.The cutting apart of Adam and Chava is called the “Nesira”.
On the first day of Rosh Hashanah tikun  from above of Leah by “Nesira” is completely accomplished. But the complete tikun and “Nesira” of Rachel begins on the 2nd day of Rosh Hashanah but  is not complete till Yom Kippor.The first day of Rosh Hashanah the “Nesira” of Z”a is from His head till his Teferet, where there stands Parzuf Leah. This is according to strict “din”. On the 2nd day of Rosh Hashanah only part of Netzauch of Z”a has “Nesira”, this is Chuchmah of Nakavah and is called a lenient Judgement.

  The main thing of the judgment of Rosh Hashanah is to nullify the power of the judgment from the first 3 sefirot of the left of Binna (the strict letter of the law). As by this there is none who can stand. 2 corrections made by blowing of the Shofar include, first there is made the unification of the right and the left of Bina. The Tekia brings forth energy of the right. Shavarim brings the left. This causes the going forth of rachamim the central pilar from Bina. The 2nd tikun is the rachamim of bina being drawn into Z’a by the sound of the truah. This nullifies judgments against the Ruach. Bringing out manifesting this nullification is helped by arrousing strong teshuva against one inequities (lack of kavanah in Divine service), and sin. If one on Rosh Hashanah does not begin to arrouse strong teshuva Hashem then begins to seal writings concerning him. Then the will that Hashem wanted to reveal for that man is withheld and hidden away from him. Then it will even require a greater effort to arrouse. On Rosh HaShanah judgments of duchrah (masculine) cause the restriction of inspiration from above because of one’s sins and inequity. They try to prevent one from arousing his greatest possible Teshuva . But the blowing of the Shofar mitigates the judgment that comes to the right pillar of Chesed of Nakavah. The source of the giving of the Nefesh from being blocked by judments. The judgments from above are nullified as the Shofar causes Hashem to look at these judgments. The fulfillment of the commandments by all Yisrael in Teshuva as the Torah is a “fiery law” nullifies these judgements from above. The Tekia sound arrouses shattering of klipot nourishing of the right pillar, by this is strengthened Emuna. The Shavarim shatter klipot attacking the left pillar, this protects from bad dreams which are corrupt judgment. The Trua shatter klipot nourishing from the middle pillar. This causes new inspiration and perception to flash forth. The shofar sounds then allows for the trancendance of Rachamim (Mercy). On Rosh HaShanah it is like there is eminated the 4th day of creation when אלהי”ם formed 2 great lights. It is the time of completion of the first 3 sefirot of Binna. It was on the 4th day that physical creation was brought forth. It is from the first 3 sefirot of Binna that primary will is brought into revelation in the renewal of the mochin (brain) of Bina for the coming. Year.

But if the tikun of Rosh HaShanah is the mochin (brain) of Binna why is Rosh HaShanah called “Yom Zichoron” Since the Zohar explains that zachor is Chuchmah ?

Rabbi Nachman explains that renewal is the root of memory. By our renewal of our relationship to Hashem in teshuvah there is revelation of the root of memory called Chuchmah .

On Rosh HaShanah the structure of Nakavah is renewed for the whole year. On Rosh Hashanah the Divine Guiding Powers for Nakavah’s behavior are set for the structure of nukva during the ten days of repentance and for entire year. One’s vessel to receive and act upon the will of Hashem is shaped at this time. This is determined by looking at what a man has done all year and his teshuvah on Rosh HaShanah this will shape his 10 days of teshuvah . . The Nakvah must be raised by the acts of Holiness in this world, because the Nakvah is the root of this physical world.

On this day it is possible to mitigate great judgments with miraculous power as Sarah, Rachel and Chanah were all barren (physically incapable of having children) they all conceived on Rosh HaShanah. On Rosh HaShanah Yosef was freed from prison and the forced labor of the slavery of Egypt ceased. In Gemore Rosh HaShanah, Rosh HaShanah is described as “a night of watching”. So let us give Hashem some thing really good to look at. Do the best that you can, and Hashem will do the rest. May it be the will of Hashem that this will be a year of personal and national redemption.

“With him who is not here with us this day” -This means you

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YOU WANT PROTECTION-GOD CONTROLS ALL EVEN EVIL

“And YHV”H said to Moses, ‘Go in to Pharaoh, for I have hardened his heart…’” (Exudus 10:1).

Sometimes God takes away our free will.

Rabbi Yehuda opened the discussion, saying: “Happy is the people that know the joyful note; they shall walk, YHV”H, in the light of Your countenance” (Tehilim 89:16). How much should people walk in the ways of the Holy One, blessed be He, and observe the commandments of the Torah in order to merit the World to Come, and that they may be delivered from all Accusers above and below. For as there are Accusers in the world below, so there are Adversaries above whose functions are to ACCUSE people.

These Accusers are angels of judgment. They bring judgment so to direct us back to the right path and a means of refining us from evil we have done.

Those who observe the commandments of the Torah and walk the right path in fear of their Master, good Advocates are situated above them, as is written: “If there be an angel over him, an interpreter, one among a thousand…then He is gracious to him, and says, ‘Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom’” (Job 33:23). Therefore, fortunate is he who observes the commandments of the Torah.

THIS IS REFERRING TO IN THE OTHER WORLD

Rabbi Chiya said to him: If so, why is it necessary to have an angel to intercede for the person, seeing it is written: “For YHV”H will be your confidence and will keep your foot from being caught” (Proverbs 3:26). “YHV”H will guard you from all evil” (Psalms 121:7). For the Holy One, blessed be He, sees everything that a man does in the world, both good and evil. And so He says, “‘Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him?’ Says YHV”H” (Jeremiah 23:24).

So many times are we saved from calamity by these angels, and don’t know. From God nothing is hidden. From us a lot is concealed, so to preserve free will.

Rabbi Yehuda said: Certainly it is so. But it is written: “And touch his bone and his flesh” (Job 2:5), and “although you did move me against him to destroy him without cause” (Ibid. 3). This shows that permission was granted to the Other Side to accuse in worldly matters, and they should be given into his hands. All these things are to stay concealed before the Holy One, blessed be He, and you have no right to investigate them, because they are the statutes of the Holy One, blessed be He. Humans are not permitted to be particular about them except for those truly Righteous who know the secrets of the Torah and go in the way of wisdom to know these hidden things in the Torah.

Why “bad things” happen is not always easy to understand.

“Now there was a day…and the Adversary came also among them”

Rabbi Elazar begins by talking about Rosh Hashanah, Judgment Day.

This is the day the Bible refers to by “In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall you have a sabbath, a day of remembrance of blowing of horns, a holy gathering.”

He says there are messengers who are appointed by God to watch over the actions of people, and at Judgment Day these messengers accuse those whose actions were improper. When people sin, they weaken ELOHE”M (manifestation of God in nature), but when they perform good actions they give might and power to Him. Rabbi Elazar speaks about “The Adversary also came among them,” and recounts the conversation between God and Satan wherein God distracts Satan from his accusation of Yisrael, by asking him if he has considered His servant Job. Satan always requests justice from God. We read that Job was judged as he had judged Yisrael, since he had been one of Pharaoh’s advisors. The Satan was given permission to afflict Job’s bones and flesh, but not to kill him. We are told that God does not want to destroy the whole world on the word of the Accuser, since the Accuser’s desire is always to destroy. The discussion turns to “The end of all flesh” which is the Satan, and “the end of days” that is in Holiness. On Rosh Hashanah those who come before God with repentance deserve to be written on the side of Life; those who come with evil actions are written on the Other Side, which is Death. We are told then of the balance, where the world is half Life and half Death, and the actions of one Righteous man or one wicked person can tip the balance so that all the world is written to Life or Death. A person should not be set apart by himself because he can be noticed and accused from above. Job, who was set apart, and who was tested severely, did not even then join the Other Side. He should, however, have given a part of his sacrifice to the Other Side because then the Other Side would have removed himself from the Temple. The conclusion of this section is that God judged Job, giving him first good and then bad and then good again; thus it is proper for a person to know good and bad, and to return himself to good.

Rabbi Elazar opened the discussion, saying: “Now there was a day when the sons of Elohim came to present themselves before God, and the Adversary came also among them” (Job 1:6). “Now there was a day,” refers to Rosh Hashanah, the day that the Holy One, blessed be He, rises to judge the world. Similarly, “And it happened one day, that he came there” (II Kings 4:11). That day was the holy day of Rosh Hashanah.

“And the sons of Elohim came.” These are the appointed ministers whose mission in the world is to observe the actions of people. “To present themselves before God,” as is written: “And all the hosts of heaven standing by Him on His right hand and on His left” (I Kings 22:19). But in the passage: “To present themselves before God,” “The Adversary also came among them.” The word “also” adds to THE CHILDREN OF ELOHIM, because they all came to accuse, and THE ADVERSARY also joined them because he was the greatest slanderer of them all. As soon as the Holy One, blessed be He, saw that they all came to accuse, immediately, “And YHV”H said to the Adversary, ‘From where do you come?’” (Job 1:7) Did not the Holy One, blessed be He, know where he came from: Rather only to allow the matter to the wishes of the Satan, MEANING THAT WITH THESE WORDS HE GAVE HIM AN OPENING TO ACCUSE AS HE WISHES.

“YHV”H said to the Adversary, ‘Have you considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on earth…’” (Ibid. 8).

The Satan works for God being the Evil inclination in man, THE ADVERSARY, Accuser and prosecute of the supernal court. Only with permission from God can he do anything. As we see here with Job “YHV”H said to the Adversary, ‘Have you considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on earth…’” (Ibid. 8).

 Amalack wants you to think you are the “tail” and not the “head” , But Yisrael is the head as ישראל is  ראש לי  (my head) ,the same letters. So we have customs of eating from lamb and fish heads on Rosh Hashannah.

Rosh ha-Shanah prayer is essentially an amalgamation of shofar blasts and prayers in a single service.  This is the perfect model,for expressing the essence of this day as a day of : “Malkhuyot, Zikhronot, and Shofarot”    (Kingship, Remembrance, and Shofars)   .  It is this combination “Malkhuyot, Zikhronot, and Shofarot”     that gave rise to the pattern of the musaf prayer on Rosh ha-Shanah

To help us comprehend the fundamental structure of this prayer, lets consider the words of the prophet Isaiah:   

“Dull that people’s mind, stop its ears, and seal its eyes – lest, seeing with its eyes and hearing with its ears, it also grasps with its mind, and repent and saves itself” (6:10). It seems that the three fundamentals of sense and awareness indicated here – seeing with one’s eyes, hearing with one’s ears, and grasping with one’s mind – are what constitute the underlying foundation of the prayer ofMalkhuyot, Zikhronot and Shofarot.

Verses of “Zikhronot”  (remembrance).  Comprise a historical overview of Divine Providence and how it has functioned, beginning with God remembering Noah in the ark, later remembering the merits of our patriarchs, which in turn led to the exodus from Egypt, and ultimately remembering the people of Israel in their exile, in days to come.

“Shofarot”  are a expression of  faith and something one experiences hearing its sounds.  Shofar involves faith as it is beyond words. Faith is the power that stirs up the spirit and excites feeling in a person’s soul.  Sublime awe is aroused by the verse, “With trumpets and the blast of the Shofar raise a shout before the Lord, the king,”   and with a sense of hope and renewal in the verse, “And in that day, a great Shofar shall be sounded; and the strayed who are in the land of Assyria and the expelled who are in the land of Egypt shall come and worship the Lord on the holy mount, in Jerusalem.” Also “All the people witnessed the thunder and lightning, the blast of the Shofar and the mountain smoking; and when the people saw it, they fell back and stood at a distance.”  

 

“Malkhuyot” of “tefila”  Proclaim God king on Rosh haShanah including the realization of everything being a creation of God, subject to Him and His dominion, but at the same time also accepting the yoke of the Lord’s kingship in awe and love.