{"id":38572,"date":"2017-09-20T16:53:07","date_gmt":"2017-09-20T22:53:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/?p=38572"},"modified":"2017-09-20T16:53:07","modified_gmt":"2017-09-20T22:53:07","slug":"off-the-pulpit-turn-your-head-for-rosh-hashanah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/off-the-pulpit-turn-your-head-for-rosh-hashanah\/","title":{"rendered":"Off the Pulpit: Turn Your Head – For Rosh Hashanah"},"content":{"rendered":"

By RABBI DAVID WOLPE<\/p>\n

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We think of changing as a remote, difficult task. But sometimes it requires only a small turn. Veer slightly on the road, and over time one\u2019s destination is quite different. Adding to one habit, or diminishing another, is a small turn that over time becomes a major change.<\/p>\n

We read in Deuteronomy<\/em> that Israel will be \u201cOnly high and not low\u201d (28:13). Rabbi Azriel Hildesheimer explains \u2013 if you drop a stone it falls to earth because that is its origin. If you light a fire it leaps up because it is nourished by air above. Everything seeks its source. The soul longs to return to God, to soar, to rise. Teshuva means return \u2013 to reconnect with our Source. All you need to do is turn your head and redirect your heart. May this be a year of repentance, health and joy.<\/p>\n

(Rabbi David Wolpe is the spiritual leader of Sinai Temple in Los Angeles.)<\/em><\/p>\n

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