“Thus year follows year in endless succession. ‘What was will be again.&rsqu
“Thus year follows year in endless succession. ‘What was will be again.’ The individual may enjoy this endless repetition throughout his life without ever reaching any kind of reckoning. Every year will be for him just one more old year, the same old dream without end, the same vicious circle from which there is no escape. That is why the schofar is sounded, its simple ear-assaulting cry. Its wordless wailing (since no words are understood by all) consists of two broken blasts, a lamenting for what was, for what has been. This is followed by two warning notes, for what may still lie ahead to entrap and degrade, and culminates in two shouts of victory: the promise that, in spite of everything, there is a possibility that the coming year will be more than a mere repetition of its predecessor, that within the cycle of the seasons there is room for hope that the coming year may be truly 'new.’” —Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz on transforming repetition into renewalRead the full article here.Pictured: Marc Chagall (1887-1985), “The Shofar,” 1911 -- source link
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