A few weeks ago I went to a store with my two year old daughter Sara. I paid for the items that I needed and was heading out the store. As I was walking out my daughter noticed a tambourine. She picked it up and loved the sound that it made when she shook it. She asked me if she could have it and I said no. I told her to put it back on the shelf and she refused.
I asked her again to put the tambourine back and she just sat on the floor with her arms folded.
She continued to insist that she really wanted it. I tried to reason with her but to no avail. She was adamant that she wanted that tambourine.
Finally, I told her there is nothing more to talk about and we are leaving. That is when she started to cry.
When I saw those tears come down her cheeks there was absolutely no way I could resist my adorable daughter and so she got her way.
In just a few days Jews worldwide will celebrate the holiday of Rosh Hashanah. This is the day that G-d judges the entire universe. We recite in our prayers on Rosh Hashanah “Like a shepherd pasturing his flock, making sheep pass under his staff, so shall You cause to pass, count, calculate, and consider the soul of all the living; and You shall apportion the destinies of all Your creatures and inscribe their verdict.”
It is the day of our judgement. Who will live? Who will have health? Who will have wealth? In fact how much money a person will make is determined to the penny on this holy day.
G-d loves every single one of us more than I love my own daughter and so If I cannot say no to my daughter’s request, surely our Father in heaven cannot resist our supplications.
When we blow the shofar on Rosh Hashanah it is a cry from the depths of our heart and G-d will surely bless us all with a good, happy and healthy new year./
It’s up to us! All we need to do is ask G-d
Shana Tova!