I utilized for a brand new passport at present. If you apply for a brand new passport, the previous one turns into invalid. You’re in limbo—unable to journey till the brand new one arrives.
That’s exactly the place we stand between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.
On Rosh Hashanah, our “previous passport” expired—the yr closed, and we submitted our utility for a brand new one. However the utility isn’t accepted instantly. We enter a 10-day evaluation course of, awaiting the ultimate resolution on Yom Kippur.
And what does the Heavenly Court docket consider?
Not our images or paperwork, however our character.
Will we give greater than we take?
Will we deliver mild into this world, or will we darken it?
The usual just isn’t perfection, however teshuvah: a readiness to study from the previous, to keep away from repeating our errors, and to maneuver ahead with integrity. These all require religious power and braveness—the very blessings Moshe provides Yehoshua (Joshua) on this week’s parsha as he appoints him the brand new chief: chizak v’ematz!
The Ten Days of Repentance are usually not only a ready interval—they’re our alternative to strengthen our utility by prayer, charity, and real change.
Might every of us be granted a renewed passport of life, and should it’s stamped with blessing, well being, and peace.
Initially from South Africa, I completed faculty and college in England (Economics on the College of Manchester) and realized for a few years in yeshivot in Israel, the place I acquired Smicha from Rabbi Dov Schwartzman Z”L, I taught within the Middle Program for Yeshiva Ohr Sameach in Yerushalayim and was a Pulpit Rabbi in Cape City South Africa for 3 years. I presently reside in Baltimore, the place I run Aseret International.
