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Get a head start
Kabbi Schneerson
Adapted from the works of Rabbi Menachem M.
Schneerson, the I.ubavitcher Rcbbc. by Rabbi
Yossi New , Chabad of Georgia
The famous teaching of the Baal
Shem Tov, founder of Chassidism,
is that from every thing one sees or
hears one must learn a lesson and
derive guidance and directive for
our life’s conduct. What can we
learn from Rosh Hashana in gen
eral, and particularly from a Rosh
Hashana which falls on Shabbat.
The expression Rosh Hashana
has two meanings, “beginning of
the year” and “head of the year.”
The second meaning, “head of the
year,” indicates the parallel to the
role of the head -as the center of
intelligence—in leading and con
trolling the body. In the same way
there is one day in the year which
“heads” and leads the year—and
that day is Rosh Hashana. In prac
tical terms this means that just as
the head leads the entire body, so
must one’s Rosh Hashana resolu
tions (to conduct oneself in accor
dance with Torah and mitzvot in
daily life) “head” and inspire every
day of his life for that entire year.
What does Shabbat add to this
picture? Two of the lessons from
Shabbat are:
• Shabbat emphasizes that the
A-mighty is Master of the entire
world and everything therefore ul
timately depends upon Him alone.
• Shabbat tells us not to be
overly preoccupied with labor but
to devote ourselves to Torah and
mitzvot.
A Rosh Hashana which falls on
Shabbat must arouse us to make a
wholehearted resolution to conduct
ourselves in a “Sabbath-like
manner” during this entire year
which, in practical terms, means to
bear in mind that in every time, in
every place, and in every undertak
ing, the A-mightv alone is in con
trol. Secondly, we are to be con
stantly mindful of our obligation
to connect the mundane weekdays
with the spirit of Shabbat, an idea
reflected by the wording of the
“Psalm of the day” (at the conclu
sion of the morning prayers). We
declare on Sunday, “Today is the
first day of Shabbat, etc. ...’ on
Monday we say, “...Today is the
second day of Shabbat, etc. ...,”
rather than, “Today is the first day
of the week,” etc. Every weekday is
in this manner connected with the
Shabbat, teaching us that every
thing—no matter how mundane or
“weekday”—must be transformed
into a mitzva-concern, a spiritual
matter.
As we are taught in Proverbs,
“Know Him (G-d) in all your ways;"
in all your ways (i.e. in the physical
areas of life, eating, drinking, etc.)
we are to recognize and connect
ourselves with G-d. When we accept
this goal and principle with a whole
heart, G-d help us to implement it
in our lives in the course of the
year.
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