Rosh Hashanah Wishes
Disclaimer: This post was translated from Hebrew using AI (ChatGPT 5 Thinking), so there may be inaccuracies or nuances lost. If something seems unclear, please refer to the Hebrew original or contact us for clarification.
I just received a greeting from Elchanan Rein that I can’t help but pass on to all of us:
I thought to offer the Rabbi a blessing:
that God decree for the Rabbi a good and perfect year — but the Rabbi taught us that God does not intervene, so we’ll hope that the Rabbi will be healthy, etc.…
So I thought to bless that the Rabbi have *ruaḥ ha-kodesh* (divine inspiration) like the Amoraim, but I remembered that the Rabbi taught that the Amoraim did not have *ruaḥ ha-kodesh*.
I wanted to bless that next year we merit to offer sacrifices in the Temple, but I remembered that it is quite plausible that the sacrifices were intended for times when the world was pagan.
I wanted to bless that the Messiah will come and the nations will be our servants, but I remembered that the Rabbi taught us that this is a desperate, self-disrespecting hope and not something we ought to aspire to.
I considered blessing that we merit to believe one hundred percent in God and the Torah without doubts, but I remembered that the Rabbi taught us that there is no such thing, and that there is no problem with making decisions based on plausibility.
So let us bless as follows:
May we merit to exert ourselves and work for our livelihood like mature, serious people; may we have good fortune and be healthy; may we toil hard, very hard, and know the Torah and the other important fields of knowledge so as to navigate life; may we not be lazy about thinking and not fear drawing conclusions, and may we value truth above all.
And may we succeed in dealing with narrow-minded people, for they are the most dangerous people there are. And with all that, may we strive to be patient with them.
And may we be proud of our path, because we are truly trying to attain the truth…
May we merit…
A good year to us all, or as Dani Sanderson wrote: I’ll settle for a reasonable year.
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Beautiful
But a little discouraging because what is hope? Who is the addressee of this hope? If it is to God, then God has returned; He does not intervene.
Wishes and hopes don't need an address. We hope it will be good. Requests need an address.
What is a wish?
Happy New Year, Rabbi. Thank you very much for your insightful columns and lessons. These are days of change, I will pray (because I believe in providence) that on certain issues, such as some of the things mentioned in Elchanan's blessing, Rabbi will change his mind, and arrive at the truth.
In any case, happy new year, and again, thank you very much for your investment in writing, and thank you for the answers that come quickly in the reply.
Thank you.
I also hope to reach the truth, and to retract what is not true. In any case, it is clear that it is better to talk to people/students who disagree with me. Happy New Year.
How beautiful! Amen to all of us!
Happy New Year, Rabbi.
Thank you for your fascinating columns and insightful answers.
I wish that God will make good decisions for you, and direct your mind to the truth. (Like Moti Katzev in his response, I also believe in providence.)
See what I wrote to him. Happy New Year.
Happy New Year, Honored Rabbi, for the enlightenment and enlightenment that you lead to in your books, columns, and answers.
May God continue to give you the strength to do great things in your fields and may we be blessed with more of your insights.
Thank you. Happy New Year.
Happy and blessed New Year to all.
And to the rabbi, besides the best wishes, thank you for a year of challenging and insightful Torah study in the Haftza and Gebra. And most of all, thank you for your rare intellectual honesty.
Thank you very much and Happy New Year.
A wonderful combination of the blessing of Elchanan Rain, which is the blessing of the Rabbi, and Louis, and these blessings are from Oran and Amitan for a good year ahead.
Thank you very much and Happy New Year. (I'm glad you're following 🙂 )
Happy New Year and thank you, Resav, from the bottom of my heart for all the columns and effort. Very much appreciated.
Happy New Year and thanks for all the columns!
This is a great blessing.
And he wishes us to *remove* a malicious government from the land. Yes, yes, this too is our sole fault and not the product of divine intervention (otherwise, very difficult theological questions would certainly arise here..:)