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As we approach Rosh Hashanah, how can we shift our focus from “I” to “we”?

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There's a tension as we head to Rosh  Hashanah. On the one hand, some nervousness,   insecurity. What's going to be with this new  year? What did I do this past year? How can I   get better? On the other hand, there's a joy, a  sense of an opportunity to get closer to Hashem,   to get closer to our purpose. Picture  two waves. One is heading into shore,   feeling it's about to crash. The other  feeling it's part of an ocean. This year,   as we approach Rosh Hashanah, we don't  just think of the "ani," the "me," the   "I," focused on davening for myself. It's  a larger "I." It's my family, my community,   my people. Let's take the opportunity this year  to be the other wave. Part of a larger ocean,   part of a larger "ani," a larger "I." Incorporate  all of us in our tefillah for a better future.