45. The Rebbe of Dzurik, zt'l, said that the difference between a מלך and an אדון is that an אדון is a king who rules as he desires, without accepting advice from others. A מלך seeks advice from others. (One of the translations of מלך is to seek counsel from others. See Brachos 27: בדביתהו ואמליך אזל, "He went and conferred with his wife.") The Rebbe of Dzurik said that during the holocaust, Hashem acted as an אדון because He didn't accept the tzaddikim’s counsel.
The Machnovka Rebbe zt'l (who was a son-in-law of the Rebbe of Dzurik) added that on Rosh Hashanah, when we say Malchiyos, and crown Hashem as king, one of the gains is that now Hashem will lead us like a מלך and not as an אדון, and He will take counsel from the tzaddikim.
46. Ma'or v'Shemesh writes, "Hashem created the entire world so that every creature should be aware of His kingship, that He rules over everything... Throughout the year, most people can’t accept Hashem's kingship with perfection... However, on Rosh Hashanah, we accept Hashem’s malchus with love and all our hearts. This enables us to make Hashem 'One' when we say Shema the entire year. Fortunate is the person who merits to have holy pure thoughts of uniting Hashem... during the forty-eight hours of Rosh Hashanah, because this will infuse him with kedushah and deveikus for the entire year. Each moment of Rosh Hashanah gives strength... to internalize the entire year that Hashem is King."
Pele Yoetz (Rosh Hashanah) writes, "If only a person's heart would be filled with yiras Shamayim on Rosh Hashanah... This grants chiyus to his soul for the entire year."
47. In Eretz Yisrael, Yom Tov is generally one day, while in chutz le'aretz, yom tov is two days. Rosh Hashanah is an exception. Rosh Hashanah is a two-day yom tov even in Eretz Yisrael.
The Beis Yisrael zt'l explained this with the Midrash (Tana d'Bei Eliyahu Zuta 22) that says the ten days of Aseres Yemei Teshuvah correspond to the Ten Commandments (see also Yaaras D'vash vol.2 drush 1). Accordingly, the first two days of Rosh Hashanah, which are the first two days of Aseres Yemei Teshuvah, correspond to אחרים אלקים לך תהיה ולא ...אלקיך 'ה אנכי, the mitzvos of believing in Hashem. Emunah must be 100% pure. There can't be any doubts. Therefore, it was established that Rosh Hashanah should be two days all over, and not because of any doubts. For most yomim tovim, yom tov is two days in chutz le'aretz due to doubt, ספיקא דיומא, because they lived far from Yerushalayim, and they didn't know which day was the true yom tov. But when it comes to emunah, there can't be any doubts. So, on Rosh Hashanah, the day we establish the emunah, yom tov is two days everywhere.
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Malchiyus
On Rosh Hashanah, we crown Hashem and inaugurate His kingship over the world.
Rav Saadyah Gaon says that one of the reasons we blow shofar on Rosh Hashanah is because it was customary to blow shofar when crowning a new king. We also say the ten pesukim of Hashem's malchus on Rosh Hashanah, called Malchiyus in the Mussaf of Rosh Hashanah. The Gemara (Rosh Hashanah 16.) says עליכם שתמלכוני כדי מלכיות לפני אמרו, Hashem says, "Say Malchiyos (in Mussaf) before Me so I will be made King upon you."
The Ma'or v'Shemesh explains that this means you should "say the Malchiyos on Rosh Hashanah wholeheartedly because then you will be able to make Hashem King the entire year."
Throughout the year, we will have a clearer realization that Hashem is present, that Hashem leads us, and that Hashem is king, due to our accepting and recognizing Hashem as king on Rosh Hashanah.
Perhaps this is the reason Rosh Hashanah is called זכרון יום, "Day of Memory," because from this day, we are able to remember Hashem, all year long.
Speaking about emunah strengthens our emunah, as the Lechovitzer zt'l taught, (Tehillim 116:10) אדבר כי האמנתי, I believe because I speak about emunah. Throughout the Malchiyus and many tefillos of Rosh Hashanah, we pronounce that Hashem is our king, and that emunah remains with us the entire year.
The Imrei Emes zt'l said that Rosh Hashanah is two days in the entire world so that we can keep the concept in the Rosh Hashanah tefillah, שלם בלבב רצונך לעשות אחת אגודה כולם ויעשו, "Everyone should join as one to do Your will..." We want to serve Hashem as one, without any divisions and differences between people.
