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Rosh Hashanah (5775) in the Park with George (...or what a Broadway musical taught me about life, communication and a little bit of Kabbalah)

Dear Online Hevre/community,   This following is the text of a sermon which I delivered on the first day of Rosh Hashanah 5775, though I have tried to expand and clarify some of the ideas in the original version.  In some ways this is a work in progress, because it has been in the process of being written as I have lived my life for almost the last 30 years.  I welcome any comments or uestions you might have, so please don't hesitate to contact me with your comments. I wish you a good New Year and a joyous festival of Sukkot, if you celebrate that particular holiday. SPN -------------------------------------------------------------------------  Rabbinic tradition teaches that Rosh Hashanah celebrates the creation of the first human being. Throughout Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur I want to explore what it means to be a human being created in God's image and how it relates to creating a better world as “partners with God.” I especially want to focus on the importance of