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September 10, 2026

Dear all,

A New Year.

A new chapter.

A new opportunity.

We may not have control over what happens to us in the year ahead.

But we do have a choice in each moment in time:

What will we notice?

What will we choose?

Who will we hold close?

What kind of chapter will we write?

May this Rosh HaShanah give us the courage to choose well, the wisdom to savor the moments we are given, and the hope to believe that what we do matters.

Ron, Maya, Eli, and I wish you and all those you love a year filled with goodness, meaning, and moments worth remembering.

Shanah tovah.

Rabbi Zachary R. Shapiro

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