Take a moment to look at all the Rosh Hashana wishes being sent nonstop right now. You could look at it a bit cynically, but honestly, it's moving: a cloud of optimism and renewal is currently blanketing everything. Every conversation, even a mundane one, now ends with a heartfelt wish.
*And there's something deeper here:* the blessings and wishes that come out of us spontaneously during this period testify to our inner workings, to our Jewish DNA.
Every year on Rosh Hashana we declare that the world is not ownerless, it is not chaos. It has a King who created it and runs it, and that King is good, and He leads the world toward the good, even in ways that aren't always understandable to us.
From here comes the eternal optimism of the Jewish people. Every time we wish someone a good year, bless, pray, believe, hope for good — we're expressing this truth, connecting to the faith in the good that leads the world.
So I'll join this shared movement of ours too: Thank you all for this year. *May we all merit, with God's help, to be inscribed and sealed for good, have a happy and sweet year.*
