A Story for the Second Day of Rosh Hashanah, 2 Tishrei 5776

Let me take you back, back past last year, back past the time the Temple was founded 25 years ago, back past the time your family came to this country, before we left the land of Israel, before we ever settled in the land, before Abraham, before everything. Let me take you back to the beginning, back to what we celebrate today.

The architectural firm of Elohim and Associates had big plans. They had worlds to design, a sky to set out, water to install, and fish to put into the water. They had mountains to raise, grasses to cover the ground, trees to keep the grasses from being too boring. Then they had animals to distribute, from bugs to baby elephants and everything in between. And the plans all called for this to be done in six days. It was a lot of work, and all hands were on deck.

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