Don’t Be Afraid of Judgement - Rabbi YY Jacobson

You know what I'm afraid of? Being judged by somebody who either doesn't know me or somebody who doesn't care for me. That's what I'm afraid of. Yes, I don't want to go to the court and be judged by somebody who doesn't know everything about me. Or even if they do know a lot about me, they don't really care. But what if I and you could be judged by somebody who knows you through and through? By somebody who knows you better than you know yourself. He knows who your father is >> [music] >> or was, who your mother is or was, your genetic makeup, your physiological makeup, your home, your community. Knows everything that transpired in your life from the moment you breathed your first breath until this very day. But not only that, you're being judged by somebody who loves you infinitely, absolutely, unconditionally, and eternally, and timelessly. Who doesn't want to [music] be judged by such? That the infinite creator of the world is really, really concerned and interested with every thought, with every word, with every action, with every choice, [music] with every experience, and really wants to help me identify who I am, who I am not, who I could be, who I should be, and what the possible me is. Friends, that's Rosh Hashanah.