Establishing Rosh Hashanah

The Way of Emunah | August 30, 2026

Establishing Rosh Hashanah:

Rav Yisroel of Tchortkov zy"a (Sefer Ohr Yisroel) explains the pasuk of "Atem netzavim hayom" to mean: "You establish the day!" (The word “netzavim" means to stand up or establish, and the word “hayom” is a reference to Rosh Hashanah.) He explains that when Klal Yisroel establishes Rosh Hashanah as a day to accept the ohl malchus shomayim and they do teshuva, then "they are all before Hashem", and they will all be blessed with a good year.

טַפְכֶם נְשֵׁיכֶם וגו' בְּקֶרֶב מַחֲנֶיךָ מֵחֹטֵב עֵצֶיךָ עַד שֹׁאֵב מֵימֶיךְ (כט,

Your children your wives... in the midst of your camp, from the woodchoppers to the water drawers. (29:10)

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