Choosing Life!

Nitzavim | Deuteronomy, Devorim

What the true focus of Rosh Hashanah is, arguing it centres on free will: Adam and Eve were created with the unique capacity to choose, and on Rosh Hashanah we reaffirm this by choosing life. The Midrash's account of Adam's first hour is used to show that choosing G-d freely is the essence of the day.

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