SHORT ESSAY: “Hayom” — Today — Feeling Vertical Time (Parashat Nitzavim and Rosh Hashanah)

The parsha which always precedes Rosh Hashanah, Nitzavim, begins with the words Atem Nitzavim Hayom.  “You stand here today” entering into a new covenant with God.   The word hayom  is a mantra in this parsha and throughout Devarim and also for the High Holiday season.     Hayom literally means “the day” – in […]

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