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Dear community members, dear friends, Rosh Hashana is the Jewish New Year. It is a time when we pause and look back – at what we have done, what we have learned, and what we can be grateful for. But at the same time, Rosh Hashana is above all about looking ahead. It invites us to ask: What kind of year do we want to create? What kind of community do we want to be? This year, that question feels particularly meaningful. We have turned a new page. We have just begun a new 120-y

Shabbat shalom. This week’s Torah portion is from Nitzavim-Vajelech, one of the last chapters of the Torah. In it, Moses – who is the most important prophet and leader in Jewish history – is telling the Israelite people how to keep the Torah, Judaism’s most important book of laws. It is right before the Israelites enter the land of Israel after wandering in the desert for 40 years. Moses says: “Surely, this Torah/Instruction which I enjoin upon you this day is not too bafflin