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I believe you’ll appreciate Rosh Hashanah’s message of renewal and rejuvenation If you’d prefer not to receive additional emails from this High Holiday appeal, [unsubscribe here](. (Don’t worry - this will not unsubscribe you from your other subscriptions.) To make a gift to our High Holiday Campaign, [go here](. [Chabad.org]( By the Grace of G-d 24 Elul, 5783 Year of Hakhel Dear Friend, We’ve been hoping to get in touch with you — because some very big days are coming! Starting with Rosh Hashanah (eve of Sept. 15 through 17), Head of the New Year: The holiday sounds and tastes will soon stimulate our senses and awaken our hearts. The luscious sweetness of the crisp apple dipped in honey. The heavenly harmony of our blessings to each other for a Happy and Sweet New Year. The piercing and soul-stirring cry of the Shofar (— sounded this year only on the second day, Sept. 17th). We will gather to crown G-d as our King, renew our relationship with Him, and commit to do better by Him and our fellow human beings. G-d will renew all of creation, entrust us with new energies to elevate the world, and grant us a Good, Sweet New Year! I'm writing to you today because I believe you appreciate Rosh Hashanah’s message of renewal and rejuvenation... what it means for each one of us... and what it means for all of humanity. I’m asking you to donate now in honor of Rosh Hashanah, to help illuminate the world with the timeless wisdom and traditions of Judaism. Your gift of $36 – or any amount that’s right for you – will ensure that the Chabad.org teams can keep up with the increased demand. Here’s where to give: [Chabad.org/GiveNewLife]( People from all over the world are searching for answers and for meaning. We really need you to help them find it. Your kindness will ensure that our “Ask the Rabbi” experts will continue to respond personally to the heartfelt questions that people ask at all hours of the day and night. The world needs this critical lifeline. You or someone you know may need it, too. [PLEASE DONATE NOW!]( If you'd like to send a check, please do so here:| Chabad.ORG | 770 Eastern Parkway Suite 405 | Brooklyn, NY 11213 (Please also [remember Chabad.ORG in your will]( Here's how powerful [your donation]( will be: You'll help people in crisis. You'll help them discover that their lives have immense value and purpose. You'll help repair the brokenness of the world, one question, and one person, at a time... Many people feel like they live in spiritual isolation. They feel like they have little or no connection to their faith and their community. Some suffer from loneliness or anxiety. They are people of all ages. From all walks of life. From nearly every country around the world. They seek a connection... to their own souls, to community, to the Torah’s timeless insight. [Your donation]( will keep their lifeline available now when they really need it. When you connect people to the kind and patient advice of our rabbis and counselors, you are assuring them that they are loved and cared for. That they are the apple of G-d’s eye. That they have a unique role that only they can play for the entire world. Your gift will help connect them to life skills and tools to face life’s challenges. You will be preparing for Rosh Hashanah on a grand scale! Our secure, quick, easy donation page: [Chabad.org/GiveNewLife]( Here's a message we got from a 14-year-old girl: Hi Rabbi, I live in a small town without any temples. I want to learn more about the Jewish religion since I come from the faith but I don’t really know much. I try asking my mom sometimes, but she doesn’t know either. Could you teach me about the Jewish new year and what it all means? I’m really all alone here. This young woman knows something is missing in her life. She can't find it in her small town. So she turns to Chabad.org with her questions. You can help ensure that she gets her answers. Your gift will be taking her under YOUR wing and helping her in her journey for meaning, faith, and connection. Your kindness and your actions will give her and many others a safe and welcoming place to learn, to connect, to be inspired. It's not just young people. Read this message from an 83-year-old man who wants to celebrate the bar-mitzvah he was denied earlier in life. Here's what he wrote: I never had a bar mitzvah. I want to celebrate my bar-mitzvah on my Jewish birthdate, with the correct Torah and haftarah portions. I’ve been told that I’m too late. Is this true? Is it 70 years too late for him? Of course not! That's exactly why I'm writing to you now: To help people like him who yearn for Jewish community and guidance on Jewish practice. [You can be there for him](. And for so many others. (And any time you need us, we'll, of course, be here for you, too.) [Your donation]( is especially important during the Rosh Hashanah-High Holiday season. When the shofar sounds, it’ll call us to reconnect to G-d, to start a new page, to resolve to do better. And it’ll challenge us to reach deep within ourselves to emulate G-d and provide new life to others, with generosity and love. The power of this new life — propelled in part by your donations — will surely help protect the Jewish people, and the entire world (!), during the year to come. This is the miraculous power G-d gives every one of us; this is the gift of Rosh Hashanah that G-d gives you. It's why I hope you'll find it in your heart to [donate now](. For you. For all the people in search of Judaism’s timeless wisdom and life-skills. For all who seek friendship and community. And for the whole world. [Your gift]( will make sure that someone who has essential life questions and who is in need of a listening ear has somewhere to turn. The High Holidays are right around the corner. Rosh Hashanah, followed by the Ten Days of Teshuvah (repentance), and then the awesome and holy day of Yom Kippur. This is when we come together to pray and bless each other for a sweet year. Can you bless others with a gift of $36 in honor of the High Holidays? It's a great way to start the New Year. If now isn't a good time for you to give, I understand. Donate if you can. May you and your loved ones be granted a Happy, Healthy, and Sweet New Year, a year of life and tranquility, a year of unity and goodness, for you and for the entire world! Shanah Tovah! Rabbi Zalman Shmotkin Executive Director P.S. One of the [most important preparations]( we can do for Rosh Hashanah is to give Tzedakah (charity) generously! For lots more about Rosh Hashanah (including some special things we do — and do not do — this year because the holiday begins on Shabbat), go to [Chabad.org/HighHolidays](. I’d like to invite you to study and reflect on this [very special pastoral letter]( by the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory, laden with practical instruction and advice for us in these very end-of-Hakhel-year moments — and for the entire year to come… ! P.P.S. Because I know you value the work of Chabad.org, I ask you: Please can you give $36 today to keep Chabad.org going strong for the many people who count on it as a lifeline? And for the multitudes who seek information, inspiration, tools, and timeless life wisdom? Any amount you can give will make a huge difference! 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