Obama on Rosh Hashanah: “Warmest Wishes for the New Year”

Carly Lindauer — September 7, 2010 – 1:17 pm | Obama Comments (0) Add a comment

The White House just released President Barack Obama’s Rosh Hashanah greetings. An except follows:

As Jews in America and around the world celebrate the first of the High Holy Days I want to extend my warmest wishes for the New Year.  L’shana Tova Tikatevu - may you be inscribed and sealed in the Book of Life.

Rosh Hashanah marks the beginning of the spiritual calendar and the birth of the world.  It serves as a reminder of the special relationship between God and his children, now and always.  And it calls us to look within ourselves - to repent for our sins; recommit ourselves to prayer; and remember the blessings that come from helping those in need.

Today, those lessons ring as true as they did thousands of years ago.  And as we begin this New Year, it is more important than ever to believe in the power of humility and compassion to deepen our faith and repair our world.

Watch the video here.

 

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