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 […]