Some might call Rosh Hashanah the birthday of the world, and a common phrase heard at this time is HaYom Harat Olam, which is frequently translated as “today the world is born.” But Rabbi Jaech told us that a better translation is “today the world is conceived.” Childbirth is a time of unknown potential. But the time of conception contains even more unknown potential! Is it a boy or a girl? Which parent will the baby’s feature more closely resemble? Conception is the time of the greatest possibility. And, as we come closer to Rosh Hashanah, we may revel in the possibility that the new year brings.

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