Quick thought after yesterday’s meeting at the UN.
There is no place in the world that is perfect — every place can stand some improvement. Meeting with Israeli leaders and key figures from other countries, heads of state and presidents and ambassadors from Africa, I understood how everyone is actively seeking solutions whether it’s assistance with water or striving to make a difference and solve problems in each country. When this imperfect world was created and G-d appointed us as its stewards, we became His partners to improve and perfect His world.
With the advent of Rosh Hashonah, "the beginning’’ of the year, it’s time for us to dedicate ourselves by throwing in our lot with G-d, becoming real partners and working to make a difference, to create and innovate, using the resources G-d gave us to be ingenious and enterprising, really participate in this world. We can’t fix the world all at once. We do it one day at a time, one person at a time, one mitzvah at a time!
Happy Rosh Hashonah
Rabbi Fishel Zaklos