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Every year prior to Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year and first of the High
Holidays, this verse is read in synagogues all over the world. It describes the
redemption of the Jewish people and their physical return to the Land of Israel
where they will fulfill God's promise that we will possess it. What is the deep
connection between the Land and the High Holidays? One of the central themes of
Rosh Hashana is simultaneously the time to recognize God's dominion over the
whole world and to restore and cherish our personal relationship with Him.
However, even the deepest and most loving relationship with the Creator is not
complete without His Land. Only at the time of the complete return of the People
of Israel to the Land of Israel will all the world recognize God as the King of
the World.
We are just moments away from entering Rosh Hashana, one of
the Holiest days of the year. While countless Jews gather to express their love
and devotion to God, asking for a year of renewed life, there are unfortunately
all too many who take this time to beg for more than a sweet year ahead; they
beg for a sustainable life, a year without poverty.
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