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Why Is Rosh Hashanah So Important?

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SoulWords—Rabbi Shais Taub

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What is the connection between Roshashana and the creation of the world? It's a very direct connection which is that Roshashana, the Jewish new year, is the anniversary of the creation of the world. But more specifically, it's not the anniversary of the first day of creation. It is the anniversary of the sixth day of creation, the day of the creation of Adam and Eve. Meaning to say that Roshashana is the anniversary of when the first human beings were created and with their free will were able to accept God as king. They were able to willingly enter into a relationship with God. And that's what we do every year on Roshashana. We commemorate that anniversary by ourselves willingly entering into a relationship with God. God is God whether we choose him to be or not. But Roshashan is the time when we willingly with our own free choice choose to submit to God's authority and to live life according to his