Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky: “May a Year of Blessings Begin”
A treasured Rosh HaShanah poem from 13th century Spain – Ahot Ketana, “Little Sister,” by R. Avraham Hazzan of Gerona – prays תִּכְלֶה שָׁנָה וְקִלְלוֹתֶיהָ/tikhleh shana v’kileloteikha, “may the accursed year end,” and תָּחֵל שָׁנָה וּבִרְכוֹתֶיהָ/tahel shana u’virkoteiha, “may a year of blessings begin.” Have these phrases ever resonated so strongly as they do now,… Read more »
