The Majesty of Rosh Hashanah
About this book
Discovering the true meaning of prayer is a journey. Superficially, one thinks of prayer as merely a means of asking the Divine for one’s needs and desires. As one delves deeper, he discovers that he himself is involved in “Divine Service” in a way that can in fact be compared to the Temple of Old. As the journey continues, one discovers that our prayer book is a great treasure of “privileged information,” revealing the greatest secrets not just about man and his destiny but also about the Creator’s relationship with mankind in general and with His beloved people in particular… Nowhere is this more apparent than in the prayers of the Musaf of Rosh Hashanah, which are built exclusively on many verses from all over the Torah, Prophets (Nevi’im) and Writings (Kesuvim). We are ever so fortunate to have available the greatly researched work of my dear friend, Rabbi Shimon Mordechai Cohen, who has prepared the way for us to continue our journey, learning and living each verse in its full meaning and beauty. I hope all the readers will enjoy this work as much as I did!
Rav Yehudah Leib Wittler, shlita