In just 2 days is judgment day. Yom HaKippurim! 

What an auspicious, serious day this is. We ask Hashem for forgiveness, through doing teshuva and fasting and we most importantly ask to be sealed in the book of life. But what is life…?

The main thing we ask from G-d on Yom Kippur is for life itself. Because without life we cannot grow, improve, live and experience all the brachot Hashem grants us. We literally need a physical life in this world to experience this. 

Now, what’s the other type of life we ask for? A spiritual life! One that we can feel through our heart. 

When you read from a siddur are reading just words? Or do the words make you feel closer to Hashem?

In the month of Tishrai we have the ability to feel His closeness and attain this spiritual life. We have Yom Kippur to repent, pray, be forgiven, connect to and ask from Hashem Himself! And we then have Succot to actually feel Hashems protection, warmth and love.

We have the 7 guests in our Succah from the Torah. We have friends and family to connect with. 
There is so much in the month of Tishrai, and All of it is the combination of both our physical and spiritual life.

I still remember going to the kotel with a close family member who was sick the year before. We were doing slichot and he turned to me saying, I got granted another year, in that moment I realized one more year here, one more year to connect. A complete life is what we ask for.

May we all experience a beautiful Shabbat leading up to a meaningful Yom Kippur. 

May we all be granted a physical and spiritual life this year! 

Shabbat Shalom.