On New Beginnings
Ask a mom-to-be what she’s doing the day after her due date, and you might get a wry smile. She doesn’t know. Baby’s birth date remains a mystery until the last minute, and she might not know if she’s having a girl or a boy.
On the eve of the Jewish New Year, it’s a good reminder that none of us knows what the future holds. While waiting for baby is an incredible and unrivaled time of anticipation, the dawn of any new year—whether the school year, Rosh Hashanah, or a milestone birthday—is filled with much mystery and wonder. New hopes and dreams abound, as much as little worries might try to sneak in.
When the stories of our future selves haven’t yet been written, all good things seem possible. Everything is within our grasp. As parents-to-be, when we hear our babies take their first breath, and their long-awaited cry pierces the air, we all cry out for the joy of new beginnings, both for our children and for ourselves as new parents.
Whether you’re waiting for a baby or another type of new beginning, we wish you a sweet and healthy new year. And if you are awaiting a newborn, or watching your little one grow up, come join us at the Y Beginnings Parenting Center.
猶太新年, 猶太新年的開始, is a time for introspection, 思考的時間, 慶祝里程碑的時刻, 是時候重新致力於我們的目標了, 是時候重新定義我們的目標了. Rosh Hashana is the time where we gather as a community and as an individual, and celebrate integral themes of solace, 和平, 喜悅, 祝大家身體健康. 這些想法超越了宗教的範圍，觸及了全人類. 我們希望在家裡開始一年的和平與成功, 並擴展到我們的社區, 我們的國家, 和我們的世界.
我們期待著接受祝福和剛毅, 並且修改我們在前一年經歷的任何困難或挫折，以取得更積極的結果. 我們通向這些懇求和請求的道路可以通過我們的思想和行動得到加強, 並通過善行和善舉. 捐一些錢給一個有意義的慈善機構, 為生病的鄰居做飯, 或者乾脆向街上的陌生人問好. 我們經常忽視我們看似微不足道的行為會產生多大的影響.
最重要的是, 我們期待著像家人一樣聚在一起. Whether it be blood, social, or geographical, the word “family” can take many forms. 由我們每個人為自己定義這個詞, 種下種子, 培養我們的關係, 看著我們的家庭綻放成我們生命中最美麗和不可或缺的部分.
我們 Y 想藉此機會向組成我們家庭的所有成員和朋友致以誠摯的新年快樂. 讓每年的這個時候成為慶祝新開始和慶祝家庭的時刻 & 所有人的社區. 你們中的每一個人都讓我們成為我們自己, 我們非常感謝您允許我們參與您的生活. 願我們銘刻甜蜜的一年, 快樂的一年和慶祝的一年, 並可能在這一年 5776 為所有人帶來和平與安寧.
