Rosh Hashanah is a solemn occasion where judgment is given out to Jews on the basis of their past year deeds. But Jews believe that they will be forgiven by Ha Shem and pray for a sweet new year. Every item of the feast is highly symbolic and those have been done in tune with the spirit of the festival.

Are you upset when you run into obstacles on the way to your goal Don't be! Kabbalah explains that growth and success are not meant to occur in a smooth linear path, but in a 3-fold process of light-darkness-light. In working with the nitty-gritty details and obstacles along the way to fulfilling a vision that you reveal G-d and your own Divine power in every aspect of your personal life.

Do you remember what it was like to be an adolescent The anger, the confusion, the rebellion The intense need to express yourself, even in ways that were upsetting to the people around you

There is another, far deeper plane of reality right here with us, another dimension to our lives and ourselves, but we usually don't sense it for what it is. Instead, we sense it as ‘something missing', a void. The void can cause us to eat too much, drink too much, strive too much - or it can lead us toward the essence of who we really are and an intensely fulfilling and meaningful life.