Birthing the New Year 5781: Break. Breathe. Push. (Rosh Hashanah
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Birthing the New Year 5781: Break. Breathe. Push. (Rosh Hashanah
Description
“Today is the Birthday of the World!” But in truth, that’s a cheerfully pediatric translation of the phrase. The literal translation announces: “Today is the conception of the world.” Harah in Hebrew, means conception or pregnancy, and not coincidentally, we find that word in both the Torah and haftarah readings this morning: Vatahar vateled Sarah. Sarah conceived and gave birth. Vatahar Hannah vateled ben. Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son.
Subject
Analogies to Mythic Narratives
has community
Progressive Judaism
Spatial Coverage
New York
has denomination
Central Synagogue
Date Submitted
11/16/2020 11:57
