ROSH HASHANA
How To Raise Great Children
Rosh Hashanah is the Day of Judgment, on which our fate is decided for the upcoming year. An intriguing fact is that among all the requests and needs, the request for children is placed at the center. This is particularly evident in the two Torah Readings and the two Haftorahs on the two days of Rosh Hashanah.
While on all the Holidyas we read about the day's themes, Rosh Hashanah stands out as an exception: the reading for the second day does indeed discuss the Akedah which is related to the theme of judgment, but the reading for the first day and both Haftorahs on the two days focus on a personal and intimate theme: parents and children.
Since this is the case, we want to delve into the secrets of the two women from the two Haftarot: How does one merit the miracle of having wishes granted as they did? How did Chana merit to give birth to and raise a giant of a son like Shmuel Hanavi? And what in Rochel's actions earned her the immense and greatest promise of all— the redemption of the children, And the children shall return to their homes?
