Greetings y’all,
So, if you read my little intro from yesterday, you’ll know that I attend a small shul in the suburbs of Atlanta that does not have a rabbi (this year). For the last couple of years, I’ve been asked to give drashas on Shabbos and Yom Tov, including the Yomim Noraim. While I certainly don’t feel qualified to teach Torah publicly, I agreed to the kehillah’s request. I’m OK with public speaking. Some Shabbosim I hit a home run, most of the time it’s a ground ball. Doing this every week, I don’t get nervous or concerned. But the Yomim Noraim are different.
I’ve given the Rosh Hashanah drasha for a couple of years. I didn’t grow up orthodox (more traditional conservative), so my only memorable rabbinic speeches came on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur (I generally wasn’t in shul otherwise). And these were big deals. People come once a year, they expect to hear something monumental. And like every year, I’m at a loss as to what to say.
So, if you had a change to pick the subject of the Rosh Hashanah drasha that you’re going to hear, what would you pick?
Much appreciated,
The Rashbak