09/11/2026
As the holy day of Rosh Hashanah is upon us, and in just a few hours we usher in the New Year of 5787, my personal wish for you and all of your loved ones is very simple:
May G-d lighten our load.
We are not asking for a life without challenge. We are grateful for the purpose with which G-d has graced us - to make this world a more peaceful place - and we joyfully and humbly embrace the work that comes with it. We are prepared to invest the effort, to stretch ourselves, and to rise to what is asked of us.
But our prayer is that it should become easier to carry - that the difficulties should no longer feel quite so stark, so painful, or so heavy.
May we experience an abundance of happiness in our relationships, health in our physical wellbeing, blessings in our material prosperity, success in our spiritual growth - and may we merit the privilege of using all of that to make life better for those around us.
May the path before us be illuminated by His goodness. May we meet whatever comes with enthusiasm rather than exhaustion, and may the obstacles that once appeared so formidable ultimately reveal themselves for what they truly are: a mirage along the way.
May G-d lighten our load, strengthen our steps, and ease the journey ahead.
Shana Tova and Shabbat Shalom,
Rabbi Yossi and Maryashie
