The Dream of a New Year

Today we celebrate the beginning of the New Year for the sons and daughters of Israel As the prayer says life is the dream that flies away Well, now is the time to take stock of ourselves breathe a deep sigh for all that has gone before and look ahead confidently into the future We lift our voices in song and our hearts in prayer The Book of Life opens and our fate is inscribed in it The world is still a vast and sometimes dangerous place With our eyes wide open we prepare ourselves for the New Year The blasts from the shofar cut through the autumn air signaling hope for Israel and the diaspora On this autumn day We should recall the sacrifices of our forefathers and attempt to live up to those standards Not an easy task but a necessary one LShanah Tovah