Rosh Hashana, ukuqala konyaka omusha wamaJuda, iqala ngoSepthemba 24 ekushoneni kwelanga. Ezweni lokungavikeleki nokungazinzi, I-Rosh Hashana yenza njengesithembiso sethemba, ukuthula, inkululeko, neziqalo ezintsha. I-Rosh Hashana nayo isebenza njengeholide lokufanekisa. Sishaya i shofar, uphondo lwezinqama, ukufanekisa ikholi yokuvuka ukuze uqale kabusha. Lo mbono uqhutshwa ngokudla izithelo ezintsha. Ngokunambitha amajusi amnandi alezi zithelo ezintsha zomhlaba, singangena kuNyaka Omusha sinengqondo efanele. Njengoba siletha uNyaka Omusha wamaJuda lapha e-Y, sigubha iziqalo zethu ezintsha. Ngokwesibonelo, Isikhungo sethu esisha se-Y Beginnings Parenting Centre sizinikele ekubungazeni ukulethwa kwempilo entsha kulo mhlaba., kanye nokufundisa abazali abasha.
Njengoba imindeni eminingi ihlangana ndawonye futhi igubhe leli holide, isithelo esivamile esitholakala etafuleni ihalananda. Njengoba sihlubula ingaphandle elimangelengele elingadliwayo ukuze sifinyelele imbewu emnandi yesithelo sisho amazwi athi “kwangathi ukufaneleka kwethu kungaphindaphindwa njengembewu yehalananda.” Lokho kuhle futhi kuhle, kodwa singafunda okuningi emakhasini futhi. Njengoba nje ikhasi liyingxenye ebalulekile yalesi sithelo esihle, kumele siqonde ukuthi wonke umuntu emphakathini unenjongo ethile ngegalelo lakhe.
I-Rosh Hashana yisikhathi sokuzihlola, isikhathi sokucabanga, isikhathi sokugubha izigigaba, isikhathi sokuzibophezela ezinhlosweni zethu, nesikhathi sokuchaza kabusha injongo yethu. I-Rosh Hashana yisikhathi lapho sibuthana khona njengomphakathi futhi sigubhe izindikimba ezibalulekile zenduduzo, ukuthula, injabulo, nempilo enhle kubo bonke. Lena imibono edlula umkhakha wenkolo futhi ithinta sonke isintu. Sithemba unyaka wokuthula nempumelelo ozoqala ekhaya, nokwandisa emphakathini wethu, izwe lethu, kanye nomhlaba wethu.
Sibheke phambili ekutholeni isibusiso namandla, nokuthi noma ibuphi ubunzima noma izithiyo esiye sabhekana nazo onyakeni owandulele zilungiswe ukuze kumiswe umphumela omuhle kakhulu.. Izindlela zethu ezibheke kulokhu kunxusa nezicelo zingathuthukiswa ngemicabango nangezenzo zethu, nangezenzo zezenzo ezinhle nomusa. Njengoba nje sizama izithelo ezintsha, zama indlela entsha yokufeza indima yakho emphakathini wakho. Nikela imali enhlanganweni esiza abantulayo, lungiselela umakhelwane ogulayo ukudla, noma umane ubingelele umuntu ongamazi emgwaqweni. Ngokuvamile silahlekelwa umbono wokuthi izenzo zethu ezibonakala zingasho lutho zingaba nomthelela ojulile kangakanani.
Ngaphezu kwakho konke, sibheke ngabomvu ukuhlangana njengomndeni. Igama elithi “umndeni” lingathatha izinhlobo eziningi. Kukumuntu ngamunye wethu ukuzichaza ngokwethu leli gama, tshala imbewu, khulisa ubudlelwano bethu, futhi sibuke imindeni yethu iqhakaza ezingxenyeni ezinhle kakhulu nezibalulekile zezimpilo zethu.
Thina ku-Y sithanda ukuthatha lesi sikhathi ukwelula unyaka omusha onenjabulo kuwo wonke amalungu ethu nabangane abakha imindeni yethu. Lesi sikhathi sonyaka masibe ukugujwa kweziqalo ezintsha kanye nomgubho womndeni & umphakathi wabo bonke. Ngamunye wenu usenza lokho esiyikho, futhi sibonga kakhulu ngokuthi usivumele ukuba sibambe iqhaza empilweni yakho. Sengathi singabhalwa unyaka wobumnandi, unyaka wenjabulo kanye nonyaka wokugubha, futhi kwangathi unyaka 5775 letha ukuthula nokuthula kubo bonke.
