Posted this in EL's thread in Break free, but reposting it here too:

The following mashul helps understand the avoidah of RH:
The Chasam Sofer heard it from his Rebbe, R’ Nosson Adler, and would repeat it every year. R’ Volbe writes that this is mashul encapsulates the entire idea of RH.

A servant of the King once rebelled, and was placed in jail. In those days, as we find by Paroah, the King’s birthday was the occasion where the prisoners would all be judged. In those happy, pre-ACLU days :D, this was a sober experience. Many prisoners were handed their heads on a platter, literally. Rebelling against the King is no laughing matter.

So, as the King’s birthday approached, the mood in the prison grew gloomier and gloomier  :'(. Each prisoner would have nightmares, envisioning only the worst.

Then, the King’s birthday arrived. Outside there were festivities, but only a faint echo of the revelry could be heard in the prison. Each prisoner sat in their cell, full of remorse, and despair. The warden hated making rounds that day  >…

When the warden reached the cell of the King’s servant, he was shocked. The servant was not at all despondent. Quite the contrary, he was laughing and singing. The warden had never seen this before  :o! He wasn’t quite sure how to deal with it, and was worried that maybe the servant lost his mind out of fear.  ??? So, he decided to report this to the King himself.

The King knew that this servant was not a regular person, and was curious to know what was going on. He requested that the servant be summoned to appear before him.

The warden complied, and the servant was brought before the King, the whole while dancing and laughing. When he entered the King’s chambers, he grew even more excited, calling out Long Live the King, Happy Birthday to the King, I Love the King, and so on.  ;D ;D ;D

The King asked him, don’t you know that today is the day all prisoners are judged? Don’t you know that your fate might be sealed today in the worst possible way?

And the servant answered… of course I know. But who has time to think about it? Today is the King’s birthday! What could be more important than that!  Long Live the King… and the servant continued on with his dancing and singing. 

;D  ;D  ;D

Well, when the Kings saw that, He knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that the servant was truly loyal to him, and had simply erred in past misconduct. The King pardoned the servant, and welcomed him back to his Royal assembly.

Nechemia said to the Yidden returning from galus… the Yiddin who still had foreign wives, and were despondent that Rosh Hashana was coming: “eat fatty foods, drink sweet things,  and send portions to those that do not have, for today is Holy to our Master, and banish all melencholy, because rejoicing with Hashem is your strength”.

This is the message of R. H. 

We tell Hashem, we are yours, we recognize that all is from you, and our position in the world, our position in avodas Hashem, is all from YOU. And we are not interested in wallowing in self pity. We are interested in rejoicing with YOU!!!

we are not interested in wallowing in self pity.

We are interested in rejoicing with YOU!!!

wow. powerful. Ithink this 'ill change my whole yom tov.  :)Thank you for posting Kutan. Now I understand why the chasam sofer would repeat it every yr

Kutan,

I just saw this now. WOW, WOW, WOW. What a beautiful yesod.  This will keep me going for today at least

agreed.

mamesh gevaldig

                                                  TESHUVAH '09

YOM KIPPUR

HELLO EVERYONE THE NEW YEAR IS UPON US

THIS IS THE TIME WE HAVE TO SET THINGS RIGHT

YOM KIPPUR IS APPROACHING

THE DAY OF YOM KIPPUR IS WHEN WE SEPERATE OURSELVES FROM OUR BODY

MEANING WE NOTICE AND ARE CONSTANTLY CONCIOUS OF OUR BODILY NEEDS

FOOD SLEEP HEALTH COMFORT ETC..

WE ARE ALSO IN TUNE WITH OUR EMOTIONAL NEEDS OUR MOODS OUR FEELINGS

SELDOM  IT IS THAT WE "FEEL" THE NEEDS OF OUR NESHAMA

THATS  YOM KIPPUR

A DAY WE ARE NOT "ANCHORED DOWN" BY THE MACHINE

WHEN WE GET TO THAT LEVEL

WE ARE MORE ANGELIC THAN HUMAN

THE NESHAMA SHINES OUT

THATS WHY WE FEEL JOY!!

THATS ALSO WHY WE REGRET OUR SINS AND ASK FOR FORGIVENESS

BECAUSE WE "FEEL" THE NESHAMA!!

MAY WE BE ZOCHE TO TESHUVA SHLEIM AND A GMAR CHASSIMA TOVA!!!

WITH ALL THE LOVE IN THE WORLD!

bardichev

Thank you Bardichev

Especially Neilah.

It's understandable to be weak and tired at that point.

But every person in their own way and to thier own ability-try to connect to Hashem in a deep way at that time.

Hashem I'm doing teshuva.

Hashem please help all Yidin

Hashem please help the Yidin at GYE.

Hashem please help me take this holy neilah into the rest of the year.

Let this neilah come to me in Tammuz,Av, as well.

Let me feel You on a regular weekday too.

Next time a nisayon comes,please help me remember this neilah and pass the test.

Because I am telling you "NO YID REALLY WANTS TO SIN"

if you don't believe me- then ask Bardichev.

even better,ask the both of them.

the one with you on high now tells You the same thing

"NO YID REALLY WANTS TO SIN"

So please,do not let us sin.

and if we do fall,always pick us up.

because we place our trust in You     

my machzor's gonna have a lot of secret extra pages this year! thanks!

Make sure you laminate them, because they might get salt water damaged if ya know what I mean.

My footsteps reverberate as I cross the dusty floor.
The mechitza flaps gently on a stray breeze.
A cobweb, in all its intricacy, decorates the chandelier
as the long gone, sweet sounds of divrei torah
echo
like the sound of laughter
from children long grown.

:'(

PICKING UP THE EMPTY PEKKELACH

FLAGSTICKS

BUTTONS

WE WILL BE BACK SOON

ANY SUGGESTIONS FOR A TOPIC

"SOMEONE" promised a gevaldig gr'a on mishlei way back in June.

Did I miss it?

NO YOU DID NOT

7Up wrote on 18 Oct 2009 16:59:

:'( :'( :'(

I DDIN'T PUT AWAY MY SUKKAH YET

taake vegen dem...