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Introduction to Rosh Hashanah’s Machzor

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Rabbi Dovid Gottlieb

Rabbi Dovid Gottlieb discusses the significance and structure of the Rosh Hashanah Machzor.

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These are murin for for rashash. I want to share with you some ideas that we have in the center for rashashana. Ideas that I think aren't uh talked about much. Take a look on page 433. This is Psalm 47. And before we build the chauffeur, we said this seven times, so it's got to be pretty important. Now, I'm sure you've heard a lot about Y Rashashana is the day of judgment and you have to do Chuva beforehand hopefully and change your perspective and your your priorities and change your behavior and chauffar announces Hashem's presence and wake up from your sleep. The Rambam says where occupied with things that are of lesser value and set your mind things of true value. All of those things are true. But look what it says in this psalm. I think it introduces a theme which is not natural for us, not natural and not natural the rest of the year. For the conductor, the sons of Korak a song. All you nations join hands sound the chauffear to God the cry of joy. How did the Chinese get it here? How did the Nigerians get it here? I won't speak about people from San Francisco. How what's it got to do with all the peoples of the world? Hashem is supreme, awesome, a great king over all the earth. So our focus is not just on our crowning, our king, touching allegiance to him from our point of view. No, there's an element here of his being king over all the earth. Hashem is supreme, awesome, a great king over all the earth. Now, there's a mention of our relationship to them. He shall lead nations under us, all kingdoms beneath our feet. He will choose our heritage for us, the pride of Jacob that he loves. Whatever that will mean, we'll see that in a little while.

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  1. 0:02These are murin for for rashash. I want to share with you some ideas that we
  2. 3:15when you see that cares about something is so to speak invested in something has plans
  3. 6:59created singular, he could say, "The world's created for my sake." Because he's the only one
  4. 10:49chosen as king as the creator. He's the one who deserves the title of of king.
  5. 14:40amida. Look at page 299. This is the third blessing of the on by there's a
  6. 18:41Yeah, >> I'm on the right page. >> Oh, I'm sorry. Maybe maybe it's not the
  7. 22:24And iniquity. Darling, when's the last time you said iniquity? Maybe maybe your parents said it.
  8. 26:04they have, the happiness that they have, you think, "Wow, that's possible. That's even better than
  9. 29:48who give charity. First of all, do I check everyone who I give charity to? It's
  10. 33:35to stretch your consciousness to be connected in this way and that way you can can

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