Minchah on Erev Rosh Hashanah Can Bring the Geulah:

Minchah on Erev Rosh Hashanah Can Bring the Geulah:

We even find that at the time of Minchah on erev Rosh Hashanah, when the day is almost over, one can still do teshuva.

My grandfather, the Kreitchnifer Rebbe zy"a (Kol Emunah, Parshas Eikev 5747) quoted the pasuk (Devarim 11:12): “The eyes of Hashem your G-d are on it from the beginning of the year (hashana) until the end of a year (shana)." He said in the name of his grandfather, the Yitav Lev zy"a (Parshas Bo) that this means that at the beginning of the year, people tend to believe that this will be "the year" (hashana). They are certain that this will be the year for salvations and redemption. But when the end of the year arrives, they see that it is only "a year" (shana) that was the same as all other years.

My grandfather explained the verse in an alternate way. He understood the words "the end of the year" to be referring to the final Minchah right before Rosh Hashanah. The pasuk is saying that one should not stop doing teshuva and davening for the geulah until the year is completely over. It is still possible that this will be "the year" when we merit the redemption.