On Rosh Hashanah, we call G‑d both king and father.
King, because He dictates what will be and what will not.
Father, because there is something of Him within each of us.
Indeed, as we choose, so He will dictate.
Choose life.
On Rosh Hashanah, we call G‑d both king and father.
King, because He dictates what will be and what will not.
Father, because there is something of Him within each of us.
Indeed, as we choose, so He will dictate.
Choose life.
⚘Good Morning⚘
Avinu Malkeinu.
Baruch HaShem,
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Life is Divine. Dev. 4:35,36. And before that, Moses was told “I am what I will be.” “Tell them I Will Be sent you” Shemot (Exodus) 3:14,15. It is all there. There is nothing besides G-d, and all of His Creative work is a work in progress, spiritual, not the body.. As long as we identify with the body, we can’t see things as the are. Identify with Divine Stillness and observe, and let yourself grow and understand, step by step. The more you Realize, the more Free you are.
Step one: Realize that we watch the movie in our brain thinking it is reality.
Step two: Realize the body is insentient, like a movie screen.
Step three: Realize that our sense of self is imaginary, our ego determines what we like or dislike.
Step four: Realize our source is the one and only Self, who IS and will BE. Search for your True Self.
Step five: Relax and Be That.
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Hello, Avishai (2023)
Do you ever have moments when all you want is to be in GD's Presence? No words, no petitions, just walking in the Presence of your Heavenly Father and King. You know that He is there with you, and you can sense how Adam felt when He walked with GD in the cool of the day.
I just love GD, and I am estastic to know that GD loves me. It's just that simple really. He is in my every "Be" moments, and in yours too!
Blessings!
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Well, I’m quickly going to tell everyone how I feel about calling G d the King and the Father. It doesn’t have to be Rosh Hashanah for me to call G d both King and Father; G d is my King of Kings everyday during every year. G d is the King I bow to, I worship to, I sing to, I pray to and so forth. G d has always been my King and always will be. And for me to think of G d as my Father, that’s been first and foremost in my life forever. Yes, I had a beloved G d fearing earthly father and he was the one who actually bestowed the two-father image in my life. There’re certain aspects in our lives that our earthly fathers just can’t bestow upon us, and that doesn’t just happen on Rosh Hashanah. It’s a spiritual event that happens when G d the Father becomes very special in
your life. G d becomes that type of Father you can’t live without; G d is all, everything and with him all is possible and you can become everything. However, without him your life is empty and you feel nothing.
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Absolutely, we are created in His own image. Baruch Hashem. Reply
terrific short and VERY deep Reply
G-d my King and my Father
Rabbi, living in a truly secular Nairobi can sometimes overwhelm the desire to keep Holy Days, but we try to follow the teachings as regularly posted and taught.
Using the similie of G-d as a Father bothers me because sometimes, and they are many, Fathers are real let down. That is where i got a problem Rebbe!
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Father G-d by Anonymous Praise HaShem for revealing the Name in such a wonderful way to you! Praise HaShem for you! Now for eternity! Reply
G-d my King and my Father G-d is my King and my Father Reply
Father God many years ago I asked a question - a question that came from my sense of alienation, of not belonging anywhere to anyone. I had heard that I had a name given only by him and that all names had a meaning, so perhaps if I knew what that name was I would find 'meaning', belonging. My eyes were closed and writing seemed to appear moving from right to left - E L A B. Some years later a friend who was a hebrew scholar told me that it was a combination of two words which when joined together meant 'God is father'. As soon as the realization dropped into my mind a voice said, "Now, whenever you think of your father, think of me". My father - my loving God - my all in all. Reply
Rosh Hashonah Miryumm, Thank you for sending that reading to me. It seems to make it more understandable to me. I am always trying to learn! xoxo Reply
For Liddon in Nairobi
First of all, how do you celebrate Rosh Hashana in Nairobi?!
To your question: Quite the opposite. It's during these ten days from Rosh Hashana until Yom Kippur that we emphasize G-d's role as the only true King. Our job at this time is to see the father behind the king.
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My Dad, the King Approaching Rosh Hashana and actually first year associating with your teaching I pray there will be many more learning from you... By the grace of G-d I can relate to the reality my Dad the King with all my heart. This mercy actually helps me deep down affected by the writings of the Rebbe even I come to the picture so late in the day. The Rebbe about the age of my own father so praise Hashem He is my Dad the King. Amen. Reply
King and Father
Rebbe,
Does the article imply that G-d is King on other days and less of a Father?
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G-d, king and father What if a person consider his father a king and also a God? Reply
Luis
Very good question Luis !
Perhaps the Rabbi can explain it better for you !
The Shema prayer is uniplural for God !
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Yes! Choose life. My first husband did not and he missed all that his children accomplished and became. I guess he also missed that Hashem is always there when we have nowhere else to turn. I am growing older now, but am grateful for every new year Hashem allows me.