09/11/2026
“When words run out, the soul still knows what to say.”
Tonight begins Rosh Hashanah. A parable is told about a prince whose father, the king, sends him away to familiarize himself with the people of the land, and gather lessons he can only learn outside the palace walls. Over time, the prince becomes accustomed to life among the peasants. He loses his princely nature and royal sensitivities.
When he finally returns to the palace, he is unrecognizable, having even forgotten the appropriate way to communicate. Unable to get through the gates, he sits down and lets out a piercing cry.
His father recognizes the cry of his son. He comes out to embrace him and welcome him home.
Each of us is that prince. Our souls are sent into this physical world to accomplish things that can only be done here. But along the way, we become comfortable and accustomed to the ways of the land. Then Rosh Hashanah comes. We want to return to G-d, but after a year immersed in this world, we may be unrecognizable. So we blow the shofar, the cry from the depths of our soul that connects us to G-d on the deepest level.
The shofar is the piercing cry that comes forth when nothing else can. Be there this Sunday to hear it, experience it, reconnect with G-d, and receive the blessings we need for the year ahead.
Please light holiday candles at tonight at 6:40pm and tomorrow AFTER 6:39pm
