Rosh Hashanah is a time to reflect on the previous year and challenge ourselves toward change in the year ahead. We think about what we’ve accomplished and where we’ve fallen short. We focus on our hopes and goals—spiritual and worldly—for ourselves, for our loved ones, for our community, and for the wider world.
Looking back on the previous year for Jewish Federation of Delaware, we know wholeheartedly the difference we have made in the lives of countless others. Rooted in Jewish values—kehillah (building community), tzedakah, (taking care of the needy), tzedek (pursuing justice), and tikkun olam (repairing our world), the Federation serves as the community convener, the kind of organization our community needs today and tomorrow, responsive to the issues of our time.
On Rosh Hashanah, when we listen to the sound of the Shofar, we recite the prayer “Hayom Harat Olam: Today the world is born.” The New Year brings us the opportunity to recreate ourselves, and our world, and we will spend the coming year working to meet that goal. Change is never easy or simple, just as the work we do locally, nationally and around the world remains complex and challenging. Yet positive change, at Rosh Hashanah, for Jewish Federation of Delaware and for our entire people, remains the order of the day.
As we approach Rosh Hashanah, we commit ourselves to continue learning and trying to improve as individuals, and as members of our collective family. Finally, we offer our sincerest thanks to all of you, who continue to work with us to renew and nurture our community for many generations to come.
May all of you have a very healthy, sweet, and fulfilling New Year!
We Grow Stronger TOGETHER As One.
Mitchell H. Steinberg, Board Chair
Seth J. Katzen, President & Chief Executive Officer
