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A child asked his father:

“Daddy, what is Rosh Hashanah?”

His father said:

“On Rosh Hashanah, all people stand before G-d.”

“G-d looks at what we have done.”

The child asked:

“But why did G-d send our soul into this world?”

His father answered:

“Our soul came here to do good.”

“Not only to think.
Not only to speak.”

“But to do.”

That day, the child saw that his mother needed help.

So he helped her.

It was a small action.

But it was important.

Because this is why our soul is here:

To make the world better through our actions.

And if we did something wrong?

We can stop.

We can think.

And we can start again.

De les

G-d gives us a new chance.
Our soul is here to do good through our actions.


Door Rabbi Moshe Bernstein en Angelique Sijbolts


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Sources and References:
Deuteronomy 26:1 – Entering the Land (Parashat Ki Tavo).
Deuteronomy 29:9 – “You are standing today, all of you, before the L-rd your G-d” (Parashat Nitzavim).
Tanya, Likutei Amarim, Chapter 37 – The descent of the soul for the purpose of elevation and the power of physical action.
Likutei Torah (by the Alter Rebbe), Parashat Shelach – The spiritual dimension of the soul’s descent.
Mishnah Rosh Hashanah 1:2 – “On Rosh Hashanah all inhabitants of the world pass before Him like a flock of sheep.”
Maimonides (Rambam), Mishneh Torah, Laws of Repentance 3:1–4 – The judgment of all human beings on Rosh Hashanah and the duty to turn to G-d through contemplation and good deeds.




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