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We let the wisdom of our forebears guide as we carve out a future in times that would have been unrecognizable to those forebears. We draw on sacred stories and texts, come together to mark this day as Jews have done for centuries. The tricky nature of time is also why we look to tradition to inform how we may approach the present and the future. We are bringing it with us into the year that is dawning.
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We are not leaving the year or the past behind. It would be impossible to consider, to look forward to, the year to come and not wonder about how all this will continue to shape our lives. This year we have faced horrific wild fires, intensifying climate crises, a groundswell of Black Lives Matter Activism, and a global pandemic. The tricky nature of time is why the previous year hangs like a spectre in our imaginings of the year to come. And as we look forward, or look back, we also need to remain mindful of the moment we are in. Our past informs and can even, if we let it, determine our future. But the word “before” reminds us of the tricky nature of time: what is past is always present. As we look forward, as in “looking forward to seeing you” or “looking forward to the year ahead,” we are future-focused. You’d think the words “before us” would relate to the past, to yesterday, to what came before. As we embark on a new year, drawing on the Jewish wisdom that has us mark time and its passing, we think about what is before us. Rosh Hashanah is always an opportunity to look forward.