What a tragic and challenging year! We might be very much tempted to say
“good riddance” to the last year, 5784. Yet our tradition reminds us to
welcome every New Year with a sense of hope and encouragement.
The sages see Abraham as a paragon of love and inclusion. He brought people
from the surrounding societies in Haran and Canaan close to the one God
through his example and his generosity.
Living in today’s world, we too face many unknowns. As people who profess a
faith in the God of Abraham, trusting also in the Good News of Yeshua the
Messiah, we to come face to face with challenges throughout our journeys.