President Barack Obama released a special Rosh Hashanah message Friday to commemorate the Jewish New Year and extended his warm wishes for Rosh Hashanah.
Video – President Obama Rosh Hashanah Message
President Barack Obama released a special Rosh Hashanah message Friday to commemorate the Jewish New Year and extended his warm wishes for Rosh Hashanah.
“[T]his sacred time provides not just an opportunity for individual renewal and reconciliation, but for families, communities and even nations to heal old divisions, seek new understandings, and come together to build a better world for our children and grandchildren.
”At the dawn of this New Year, let us rededicate ourselves to that work. Let us reject the impulse to harden ourselves to others’ suffering, and instead make a habit of empathy – of recognizing ourselves in each other and extending our compassion to those in need.
“Let us resist prejudice, intolerance, and indifference in whatever forms they may take — let us stand up strongly to the scourge of anti-Semitism, which is still prevalent in far too many corners of our world.
”Let us work to extend the rights and freedoms so many of us enjoy to all the world’s citizens – to speak and worship freely; to live free from violence and oppression; to make of our lives what we will.”
As the new year begins, let each of us respond to the call of those who are important to us, of our children, our communities, our nation, our conscience. From the White House, we hope everyone has a happy, healthy, peaceful and sweet New Year.
Me
Dear Obama,
I have a wish for you,,,, may you leave the office this year,, those who voted you in made a mistake,,
David
Where is the part about how he supports the right of Jews to build anywhere in Eretz Yisrael, and how he supports the building of the Beit Hamkidash? And how he will stop US’s training and funding of “Palestinian (PLO) Police” and stop his call for a Palestinian state. Was that included in his warm wishes?
Chaim
why when he address the arabs and any other sect for that matter he stands in respect, but when making a statement to us on our holiest days he sits back.
me
he was smirking the whole time… I bet as soon as the camera turned off he burst out laughing
obama
please remove this video its a embarrassment to your web site
Rabbi
Thank you,Mr President.