Tears of Joy: Nechemiah's Rosh HaShanah

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September 14 2017
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50min 11s
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Venue: YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov

Machshava:
Rosh Hashana 
Nach:
Ezra & Nechemia 

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Nechemiah exhorted the Jews of his time not to cry on Rosh HaShanah, but to eat and drink and celebrate. The tension of fear vs. celebration on Rosh HaShanah persists to this day. How can we reconcile judgment and joy? Rav Soloveitchik's approach, as expressed in Nefesh haRav.

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