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Today’s daily dose of emuna is dedicated to the refuah shleimah of Ya’akov Dov ben Blima Chana, Shoshana Chaya bat Blima Chana and Avraham Yosef by Blima Chana the children of Morris and Beth (Pitem) Faitelewicz Z”L who tragically died in a horrific car accident yesterday in the Catskills, NY. May Hashem send them a complete healing b’riut hanefesh v’br’iut haguf and strength to bear the suffering of loosing their parents, among all of those in Klal Yisrael who are sick and suffering, b’karov, b’rachamim, Amen.
Through the verses of Malchuyot of Mussaf we recognize that Hashem rules the world; His authority is absolute and unconditional. The blasting of the shofar comes to coronate the King and reminds us that Hashem is the Creator of the entire world. The Shofar sound awakens remembrance of the physical beginning of Hashem’s plan for the world. Moreover, our memory of Matan Torah is revived; the spiritual purpose to this world. Lastly the shofar comes to complete the picture of existence by reviving our memory of the ultimate culmination of Jewish destiny; the coming of Mashiach, B’H, b’karov.
What does it mean to anoint Hashem as King over the world? A king is chosen by the people out of their own free will. Yet the nations of the world have not ‘chosen’ Hashem and do not view Him as the Ruler of the world. Our prayer on Rosh Hashanah is that soon the entire world will joyfully accept Hashem’s kingship and sovereignty. It is written in sefer Devarim (26:17), “Et Hashem he’emarta hayom l’heeyot lecha l’Elokim …. (Hashem has distinguished today to be for Him a treasured people… “) The commentaries explain this verse to mean – the Jewish people select and recognize Hashem to be the supreme and only authority over the world; Ein Od Milvado!
Hashem is our King and no matter what we do Hashem’s will will be carried out. Simply put, Hashem’s master plan for existence will unfold; through Rachamim orDin. The choice is ours. Positive mode, Rachamim, is displayed when the Jewish nation follows the Torah laws. Negative mode, din, happens only if the Jewish nation rebels thus causing her enemies to rise against her. This causes us to do teshuva thus resulting in our enemies downfall and displays Hashem’s everlasting sovereignty to shine forth through their defeat. What is our choice?
