From the writings and talks of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson
1. It is customary to “begin with blessings,” and to “begin with a word of royalty (d’var malchus),” i.e. of Torah, the word of the King of kings, the Holy One, Blessed be He. Both “blessing” and “royalty” are closely connected with Erev Rosh HaShanah: “b...
