This evening at sundown, Jews around the world will be celebrating the holiday of Rosh HaShanah, the Jewish New Year. On this day we cease our work to celebrate and give thanks for creation and life itself. Jews will gather and pray for a year of health and goodness, life, and peace. We will pray that over the last year, our good deeds have out weighed our mistakes. And most of all, we will pray that God will look upon all humanity with kindness and compassion, and judge us all with mercy.
May the Holy One of Blessing, grant each of us, and all of our loved ones a year filled with the joy of friendship and the comfort of family. May we be blessed with enough prosperity so that we are able to share our good fortune with others. And may we blessed with a hear filled with health and with peace. May this be God’s will. Amen.