Entering Rosh Hashanah 5787: Holding Awe and Inner Joy

As we enter the two days of Rosh Hashanah, the head and mind of the entire year, Rabbi Amichai Cohen opens the inner work of these days: how to stand in awe (yirah) while holding a deep, internal joy (gila).In this episode:- Why Rosh Hashanah is called the mind and brain of the year, and the elevated consciousness it asks of us- "Ivdu et Hashem b'yirah, v'gilu bir'adah" - serving God with awe, and rejoicing with trembling- The letters of Tishrei and the movement from below to above- Gila versus simcha: the inner joy of Rosh Hashanah and the external joy of Sukkot- Mima'amakim, calling God from the depths, and the Zohar's ten levels of depth- The gevurah of Yitzchak, omek and gevurah, and how strength itself is joined to joyShana Tova U'Metuka - wishing you a great, incredible new year, sweetness and joy in all aspects.