Rosh Hashanah is a time of spiritual renewal and reflection. It’s the Jewish New Year, when you take note of what happened in the last year, and you try to make yourself a better person in the following year.
Rosh Hashanah is more spiritual than a celebration
Sure, you’re going to eat plenty of delicious food during Rosh Hashanah, and you’ll have a great time with friends and family, but that’s not the purpose of the time. Rosh Hashanah is a time for you to reflect back on everything that happened this past year.
Your reflection on the past year isn’t about the good and bad things that happened to you. It’s about your walk with God and what sins you committed. Rosh Hashanah is a time for you to acknowledge your shortcomings and understand why you did what you did.
During Rosh Hashanah, you need to come clean with yourself about what you’ve done that was sinful so that you can overcome it in the New Year. If you don’t admit what you’ve done, there’s no way you can put yourself on a better path with God.
Don’t allow commercialism to overtake Rosh Hashanah
It’s easy to find yourself getting caught up in the holiday spirit and missing out on what the holiday is really about. People want to outdo everyone else and have better meals and bigger gatherings, but that’s not going to lead you anywhere. Your goal is self-improvement, and if you focus on the outward, you’ll never improve on the inward.
You must set aside time to reflect on yourself. You need to separate yourself from everyone else, even if for a short time, so you can reflect on this past year. You won’t grow as a person spiritually if you can’t comb back through the year and see where your faults are.
Learn how you can right your wrongs in the coming year
It’s not just the fact that you have sinned in the past year; you must also find ways to not commit the same sins again. If that means talking to elders or clergy, you will have to do whatever it takes to find your way. Reading the Torah is a great beginning, as it will offer you sound advice that you can use.
Owning up to your sins is one thing; it’s something entirely different to find ways to not commit them again. Some sins are easy to stop committing, while others will take a lot of effort and constant self-discipline to overcome completely. True spiritual growth during Rosh Hashanah comes from sincere reflection through a commitment to change entirely.
Encourage your friends and relatives spiritual growth
Sometimes, the way we get a grip on our own sins is by helping others overcome their own. Rosh Hashanah is an excellent time for married people, parents, and everyone else to help each other grow spiritually together. It’s a time of year for all to reflect and renew, and there’s no better gift than giving your loved ones the gift of spiritual growth. When you help them grow spiritually, it’ll help you grow spiritually, and everyone around you will strengthen their relationship with the Lord.
Wishing you an sacred day!
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Tohar Liani