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29 Av 5786 | August 12, 2026
*Translation: Google Translate
29 Av 5786 | August 12, 2026
On Rosh Hashanah, we celebrate humanity's collective anniversary, the creation of Adam, the first human being to exist. Man was the purpose and summit of all Creation. However, unlike all other creatures, he was created as a single entity: G-d created only one man, and it was from him that other human beings originated.
The reason why G-d created only one human being was to teach us that all human life is precious in His eyes, as all people, without exception, are children of a single man, who was created "in the image" of G-d. 'us.
Life is the great theme of the Festivals that begin on Rosh Hashanah and culminate on the holiest day of the Jewish calendar, Yom Kippur. During this period we take stock of our life over the past year, our successes and failures, and we try to set new goals and commitments, to finally ask Gd to inscribe us and confirm us in the Book of Life.
On the eve of this new Jewish year, Morashá magazine will also celebrate another year of life. It has been 18 years of uninterrupted presence alongside our readers. According to Kabbalah, the correlation between numbers and Hebrew letters has great significance and every letter in the alphabet has a numerical value. The number 18 corresponds to "Chai", in Hebrew, "life".
In Jewish tradition, the birth anniversary has several meanings and great relevance, in some instances being comparable to a small Rosh Hashanah. According to the Talmud, on the Jewish date of our birthday, our luck, our mazal, has total predominance, making it, therefore, the perfect day to reflect on our goals and determinations.
Therefore, on the occasion of our 18th year, such an important number for Judaism, the year of "Chai", we renew our commitment to our readers to continue disseminating Judaism in its many multiple facets: religious, national, historical and cultural.
Our desire this Rosh Hashanah 5771 is that we all be inscribed and sealed in the Book of Life. May this year be a year of peace and happiness for all human beings.
Shana Tová Umetucá!
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Lighting the candles
