As Heard from Rabbi Avigdor Miller ZT”L
Preparing For Yom Hadeen/Rosh Hashana
The main Avoda/Theme of the Judgment Day is focusing on “Hashem Melech,” The King. Hashem created the Universe (which was created on Rosh Hashana) and He runs it all. He is the only One that has any power and only He can do anything for us. On Rosh Hashana we work on gaining clarity on our EMUNAH. The more Emunah you gain, the more you are ready for the Yom Hadeen, because Emunah includes everything.
Rambam: “I am Hashem your G-d”(10 Commandments”) this is the Mitzvah to gain Awareness and Belief in Hashem. This is most fundamental and supercedes even admitting our sins which we don’t do on Rosh Hashana. We have to first think about and do Teshuba for the sin of forgetting that Hakadosh Baruch Hu is in charge of everything, since the lacking of it is the root of our doing sins.
When you go out into the world and you have to make a living and feel you are all alone, know that Hashem remembers people. He remembers Noach (Mussaf Amidah); and so too He remembers the descendants of Noach. This is part of Rosh Hashana, realizing and remembering that He is “Hazan et haolam kulo”/He is sustaining the whole world. That is, your livelihood that you have every day.
The great Purpose in life is to constantly improve, that is something that Hashem is urging us and weighing. “Hashem imparts wisdom to the wise person” (not the jester) because He sees that this wise person will make the best use of this gift. So, we want to improve ourselves to be in this position for the Great Day of Judgment, Yom Hadeen. “Asher Bara Elokim Laasot,” “That Hashem created to do.”
The words ‘to do’ seem superfluous since it was already stated that “Hashem rested from all of the work that He did.” Rabbi Miller ZT”L explains that the words “to do” come to teach us the great purpose of life is to be a doer, to make something out of ourselves through constant improvement. Hashem, our Father, Avinu Malkenu, is waiting on Rosh Hashana to hear our commitment to improve. We can say, “Hashem, we are going to utilize the coming year to love & fear Hashem. To do everything to serve Hashem. I am going to make something out of myself.” When Hashem hears our commitment for the New Year, He says: “My child, I see that you are committing to improvement, I commit to giving you another year of life and blessing”
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